The molten material used for rail joint welding is called thermite. www.railway-fasteners.com/news/what-is-railroad-thermite-welding.html This link will explain it and how the process works. Also, most transit system referred those platform cars or trucks for working on the overhead wire as tower cars or tower trucks.
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The molten material used for rail joint welding is called thermite. www.railway-fasteners.com/news/what-is-railroad-thermite-welding.html This link will explain it and how the process works.
Also, most transit system referred those platform cars or trucks for working on the overhead wire as tower cars or tower trucks.