136 LBS (see hammer logo) TZ 2006 made in Czech Republic         
(logo) TZ = (logo :hammers on triangle in circle) TROMECKE ZELEZARNY Cezch (TZ): = Trinec Iron and Steel Works: English (TZ), Czech Republic. Rail in use on Union Pacific Huntington Sub. Main line. Rail made III = March 2006. VT refers to vacuum degassed, a progress to remove hydrogen, by use of a vacuum. CC refers to slow cooling to allow gas to leave the steel. Hydrogen gas left in steel causes slow cracking. Please look up subject for more complete details of VT and CC. Note: all thee hammers are of different shapes; may be hard to tell on logo. Czech Republic was formerly part of Czechslovakia until 1993.
Date: 2/6/2012 Location: Nyssa, OR   Map Show Nyssa on a rail map Views: 169 Collection Of:   Floyd Gordon
Author:  Floyd Gordon
136 LBS (see hammer logo) TZ 2006 made in Czech Republic
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