Col # |
Contents |
Units |
1 |
Profile sequence number |
N/A |
2 |
Rail weight |
N/A |
3 |
Track side code |
compass or handed |
4 |
Scaled location |
miles, Km, or chains |
5 |
Reference location |
miles, Km, or chains |
6 |
Distance from reference location |
major unit (mi/Km/chain) or minor unit (ft./M) |
7 |
Head area |
sq. mm or sq. in. |
8 |
Cant angle. (Positive cant is a rotation to the gauge side, with reference to a vertical described perpendicular to track level.) |
degrees |
9 |
Track gauge |
mm or in. |
10 |
Percent head loss |
% |
11 |
Vertical wear (at the rail centerline) |
mm or in. |
12 |
Gauge face wear (at gauge point) |
mm or in |
13 |
Field face wear (at gauge point) |
mm or in |
14 |
Combined wear |
mm or in |
15 |
Gauge side lip |
mm or in |
16 |
Field side lip |
mm or in |
17 |
Wear classification number (1 = best) |
N/A |
18 |
Alternate gauge face wear (at fixed point with reference to unworn top of rail) |
mm or in |
19 |
Gauge face angle (with reference to a vertical described perpendicular to track level.) |
degrees |
20 |
Percent head remaining (100 - percent head loss) |
% |
21 |
Rail height |
mm or in |
22 |
Latitude (if GPS requested) |
degrees |
23 |
Longitude (if GPS requested) |
degrees |
24 |
Elevation (if GPS requested and elevation is recorded) |
meters |
Notes
Unknown measurements are represented by the value 1.0e+38.
Unknown rail classification is represented by the value 0.
Unknown character data values are represented by blank.