RAIL CORRUGATION--EXPERIENCE OF U.S. TRANSIT PROPERTIES
Rail corrugation is a common problem with all rail transit systems. Presented in this paper is information received from various U.S. transit properties in response to a questionnaire prepared on this subject and circulated in early 1985. This questionnaire requested information concerning track geometry, type of track support, and structure type where corrugation is being experienced. Information was also requested on the characteristics of rail and wheel wear as well as remedial action taken to alleviate the problem. The information received was presented at the subsequent Rail Corrugation Workshop at the June 1985 American Public Transit Association (APTA) Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Other papers presented at this workshop discussed parameters influencing rail corrugation and current understanding of the rail corrugation phenomenon. Discussed in these papers were (a) recent studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation through its Transportation Test Center at Cambridge, Massachusetts; (b) studies recently performed on the Fast Track at Pueblo, Colorado; and (c) the results of recent tests performed by the Budd Company Technical Center on the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) system at Camden, New Jersey. In summary, rail corrugation is a matter of concern for all rail properties. No rail system is immune to the corrugation problem. It was the conclusion of all participants in the rail corrugation workshop that there is a need for a more unified approach to organizing and funding a coordinated research effort to bring together the various groups currently studying the many aspects of rail wear and rail corrugation.
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- Publication of this paper sponsored by Task Force on Rail Transit System Design. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Hampton, Robert D
- Publication Date: 1986
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- Media Type: Print
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 16-18
- Monograph Title: Rail track and structures
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1071
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Corrugations (Defects); Data collection; Maintenance of way; Questionnaires; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Structural design; Surveys; Wear; Wheels
- Uncontrolled Terms: Rail corrugation; Track design; Track geometry
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
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- Accession Number: 00474278
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309040655
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM