| 词条 | Sperry Rail Service |
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|name = Sperry Rail Service |logo = File:Sperry Rail Service Logo.jpeg |caption = |type = |genre = |fate = |predecessor = |successor = |foundation = 1928 |founder = |defunct = |location_city = Danbury, Connecticut |location_country = United States |location = |locations = |area_served = North America |key_people = |industry = |products = |services = Rail Inspection |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |aum = |assets = |equity = |owner = |num_employees = |parent = |divisions = |subsid = |homepage = www.sperryrail.com |footnotes = |intl = }} Sperry Rail Service is a company contracted by most of the major railroads in North America to inspect rail. The rail flaw detector car was invented by Dr. Elmer A. Sperry. To railways and railfans, Sperry's name is most likely associated with the Sperry Rail Detector car. Defect detection needThere were many early useless efforts of rail defect detecting device development in the late 19th century. Serious train derailments, which were blamed on transverse fissures, were increasing. One of them occurred in 1911, in Manchester, New York, killing 29 and seriously injuring 60. Another killed 21 and injured over 100 near Victoria, Mississippi, in October 1925. The need for dependable rail inspection became apparent. First developmentsDr. Sperry began developing a method of locating internal rail defects in 1911. To build a railway test car he contracted with the American Railway Association in 1927. Construction on this first car began in June 1927. The body was metal-faced plywood, and was mounted on a Kalamazoo motor car bed. This car was towed by a larger motor car. After completion, it was delivered December 17, 1927, for performing tests. An operator, lying flat on his stomach as he was moved along on a hand car, held a 'search unit' against the rail. Both fissures were found, but serious difficulties were encountered during the test. This method also posed problems due to uneven rail surfaces. Induction methodDr. Sperry and his staff discovered a new principle for detecting transverse fissures in 1928, called the "induction method." It also found split-heads and other invisible defects. It did not function properly at the end of each rail where angle bars and bolts held two succeeding rails together. It also did not function properly where two rails converged such as at switch points. These rail parts had to be examined individually by a hand-held ultrasonic scanner. The induction system was used until 1960 when mobile semi-automated ultrasonic inspection equipment was introduced to the Sperry fleet. Ultrasonic rail testing was introduced in 1949. Later redevelopments of 101 unitIt would appear that the induction-based testing method equipment replaced the original magnetic equipment on Sperry Rail Service 101. Even though it was completed almost ten months before, the car was rejected by the American Railway Association's Rail Committee until October 2, 1928. After a test run on September 27, 1928, by Dr. Sperry and his research engineer H.C. Drake, it began testing on the New York Central under ARA supervision. The test with the modified 101 was so successful that construction on SRS 102 began almost immediately. Sperry Rail Service Corporation runs testsThe original plan of Dr. Sperry was to build and sell the rail detector cars, along with the testing services, to the railways. However, the railways were reluctant, so Sperry decided to sell the service only. It would lead to more consistent testing, which is done by skilled and experienced personnel.
Takeover of Harsco Track TechnologiesOn August 29, 2002, Sperry Rail Service acquired Harsco Corporation's rail flaw detection (RFD) group. Harsco's track maintenance division, also known as Harsco Track Technologies (HTT), was located in Danbury, Connecticut, Sperry's home town. With this takeover Sperry's rail flaw detection fleet increased by 30 trucks. Harsco's Rail Flaw Service was previously known as Pandrol Jackson Technologies. External links
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