Product Description: This book contains numerous illustrations that show the operating, mechanical, and track causes of railroad derailments. The book is written from the viewpoint of an experienced track inspector who has investigated derailments for several decades.

This is Volume Two, the second of two volumes which describe techniques for the inspection of railroad track in the United States. Track inspection is described from the personal perspective of a retired railroad and Federal Railroad Administration track inspector. This volume covers rail flaws, crossties, continuous welded rail, and other structural conditions. Volume Two ends with a chapter on new automated inspection systems. The book is recommended for new and experienced railroad track inspectors and anyone interested in railroad track safety.