This is where the use of thermite for creating welds is rather ... Back then it was used primarily for rail welding. These days it sees a lot of use in high-voltage wiring and other applications ...
the thermite weld cracked near the rail's base because the welder, for unknown reasons, likely did not use a compromise kit during the welding as required by BNSF Railway procedures." Video taken ...
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on a deadly 2023 train derailment north of Pueblo. Here's what it concluded.
It is a specially designed tool which increases weld quality, reliability and application safety through precise monitoring and documentation of the Thermit® preheating and welding process.
The Goldschmidt Thermit Group based in Leipzig, Germany is expanding in Scandinavia. The global leader for continuous joint welding and the maintenance and repair of rail systems has acquired SRS ...