Apparatus and method for correcting damage to rails and railway crossovers

A method of repairing a defect of a damaged rail of a railroad track having two rails, the method of repairing using a rail profiling device having a grinder, the method comprising:

• positioning the rail profiling device on the rails proximate the defect;
• securing the rail profiling device to the railroad;
• adjusting a grinder of the rail profiling device according to a selected value of wheel cone angle to create a profiled running surface over a portion of the damaged rail;
• creating a median zone, said creating the median zone comprising using the grinder of the rail profiling device to remove material from the damaged rail adjacent the defect at a depth corresponding to at least a maximum depth of the defect with respect to a top running surface of the damaged rail, said median zone extending substantially parallel to the top running surface of the rail;
• creating a first incline, said creating the first incline comprising using the grinder to grind the damaged rail starting from a first extremity of said median zone and gradually reaching the top running surface of the damaged rail over a first longitudinal distance ahead of said median zone;
• and
• creating a second incline, said creating the second incline comprising using the grinder to grind the damaged rail starting from a second extremity of the median zone and gradually reaching the top running surface of the damaged rail over a second longitudinal distance behind said median zone.