Organization of Technical Practices Committee 15 was started early in 1949. It was the intent that this committee should ultimately concern itself with corrosion problems in all fields of transportation, such as automobiles, trucks, buses, railroads, aircraft, etc., but excluding pipe lines and marine transportation. It was decided at the start to organize the committee to deal with corrosion problems of the railroad field only, and to so plan this group that is could become a subcommittee at a later date and also to serve as a guide in the formation of similar sub-committees concerned with corrosion problems in other fields of transportation. The first meeting was held in October 1949.
Thus far, the committee has concerned itself only with corrosion problems in the railroad industries. The present objectives, which will later be the objectives of the sub-committee on railroads, are as follows:
Committee TP-15 has held five meetings and...
