MANUAL OF STANDARDS AND

RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

SECTION G

G55

S-614-76 is made to measure many obsolete requirements, measure a few current requirements poorly and does not even address many current requirements. Remove from the manual and replace with improved Wheel Defect Gage.

G55A

S-627-98 This drawing should be replaced with its improved drawing.

G56

S-615-76 Same as S-614-76

G56A

S-628-98 This drawing should be replaced with its improved drawing.

G57

S-616-64 The gage should be removed the same as the gages that it was designed to check. It should be noted that was designed poorly from the beginning. All internal checking details, cannot be used until the gages has failed on overall length. It is interesting that this overall 5 1/8 inch dimension on the Wheel Defect Gage was used to check couplers currently checked with gage 25623-1. It has been years since Winchester Industries, Inc. has received on of these gages to certify.

G57A

S-629-98 This new master gage found in CIRCULAR LETTER c-8983. Application drawings for the proper use of this gage are provided. How should these drawings be made available?? Winchester publishes them on it’s website www.railroadgage.com

• VERIFYING W600 USING W785A W600 W785A
• VERIFYING W600A USING W785A    W600A
• VERIFYING W600-1A USING W785A W600-1A
• VERIFYING W601 USING W785A W601 
• VERIFYING W601A USING W785A W601A
• VERIFYING W620 USING W785A W620
• VERIFYING W620-1 USING W785A   W620-1
• VERIFYING W620-1P USING W785A W620-1P 
• VERIFYING W620-2 USING W785A   W620-2
• VERIFYING W620-2P USING W785A W620-2P
• VERIFYING W627 USING W785A W627
• VERIFYING W627-1 USING W785A W627-1
• VERIFYING W627-2 USING W785A W627-2

G58

RP-613-57 Another poorly designed gage past it’s usefulness. This gage also has problems with the 5 1/8 inch dimension, designed to fail new gages that are actually within stated tolerance and all this for a coupler attribute. It has been years since Winchester Industries, Inc. has received on of these gages to certify.

G59

S-617-80 This gage is still in service, but should be removed from the manual. S-630-98 covers all the current requirements and in many cases better.

G60

S-618-77 This gage should be removed from the manual also for the same reasons.

G61

RP-614-57 This Standard should be eliminated. It is a master gage for checking the former wheel standard. It cannot check the currents standard S-630-98. Current Standard S-629-98 is capable of checking either the current Standard Steel Wheel Gage or the Former Standard. It has been years since Winchester received one of these gages to recertify.

G62

RP-615-77 As drawn in the manual, this gage cannot check many of current rim thickness requirements found in the AAR Field Manual. It should be redrawn. A proper drawing is provided.