History of Rails
History of Rails 1767: Cast Iron Plate (5ft Long).
1776-1793: Cast Iron Rail (3ft Long).
1789: Cast Iron Edge Rail (Fish Bellied Plate).
1797: Cast Iron Edge Rail.
1802: Cast Iron Rail (4-1/2ft Long).
1808-1811: Malleable Iron Rail.
1816: Cast Iron Edge Rail.
1820: Brikenshaw Rolled Iron Rail (26lbs).
1830: Clarence Rolled Iron Rail (33lb).
1831: R. L. Stevens T-Rail.
1831: P. R. R. Amboy Div. (41lbs).
1835: U or Bridge Rail (40lbs).
1844: Evans U Rail (40lbs).
1858: P. R. R. Std. (85lbs).
1864: P. R. R. Std. (67lbs).
1866: First Bessemer Rail Rolled in U.S. (50lbs).