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      <title>MASS TRANSIT TRAINING NEEDS. VOLUME V. RAILCAR REPAIRMAN TRAINING NEEDS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/21173</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The report is the fifth of a five-volume series summarizing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a study of urban mass transit training needs. This volume is devoted to the railcar repairman. About half of the training is generalized enough to allow a standardized training course to be developed. An outline of such a course, and sources of training material which would be included are presented. One conclusion is that because of the financial difficulties of the mass transit industry, it is recommended that implementation be delayed until funds become available to cover the costs of training.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 1982 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SECONDARY CONSUMERS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY IN THE OPERATION OF THE WEST GERMAN RAILROAD SYSTEM. TRAIN-HEATING EQUIPMENT AND POINTS HEATING INSTALLATIONS -- 1, 2</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Electric train pre-heating equipment and points heating installations within the operational field of the West German Railroad System are not only remarkable with regard to the power supply, but also impose versatile requirements on the designer with regard to the local operation and maintenance.  The requirements of the operation for automatically working installations and an almost maintenance-free technique have led to corresponding developments in this field during the past ten years. Therefore the modern installations are not only highly reliable in service, but they require also for their operation only a small staff and can be economically maintained due to their uniform and simple structure.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 1981 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AMTRAK "THE MOST MODERN PASSENGER-TRAIN YARD IN THE WORLD"</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Chicago Yard Upgrading Program is discussed.  Diagram presented shows the layout of track and facilities in Amtrak's Chicago maintenance yard, modernization of which will be completed in 1980.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>QUALITY OF AMTRAK RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE STILL HAMPERED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After 4 1/2 years of effort, U.S. rail passengers cannot consistently expect on-time service in clean and comfortable cars. If the public is to be provided with acceptable service, Amtrak must take more aggressive action to minimize its lonstanding and well-publicized problems. Many of these relate to the repair and maintenance of passenger cars, locomotive and other equipment necessary to keep trains operating.  Amtrak's program to improve maintenance has been costly, ineffective and slow.  The General Accounting Office is making recommendations to help correct the deficiencies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NORTHEAST CORRIDOR HIGH SPEED RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. TASK 7B - SHOPS AND YARD FACILITIES</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of the report is to formulate functional design criteria for 'CorridorRail' revenue vehicle inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair for locomotives, cars and right-of-way maintenance equipment including signal and communication equipment. The purpose is to assure that the development of maintenance and servicing techniques for the 'CorridorRail' has the full benefit of technology developed in the past as well as that currently being developed for railroad passenger service. Efficient operation of an inter-city railroad passenger service requires the availability of a completely reliable service fleet of clean revenue cars sufficient to maintain advertised schedule service, while minimizing the total number of cars required. In order to accomplish this goal, the philosophy of planned maintenance is to perform all rebuild and heavy repair at Washington Terminal, the southern terminal point of the corridor and perform service, inspection and limited repair at Philadelphia, New York and Boston.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MODERN MAINTENANCE DEPOTS FOR HIGH SPEED TRAINS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With introduction of high speed trains on British Rail's Western Region in 1976, maintenance depots are being built at Bristol and London.  These facilities will handle all daily servicing and regular maintenance of the 27 trainsets, aside from their annual main-works overhaul.  Three similar shops are being built for the Eastern Region's 32 HSTs, on order for 1977-1978.  The fixed-consist multiple unit trains require a different type of working than individual locomotives and coaches in traditional facilities.  Covered facilities are now regarded as essential for servicing operations formerly performed outside.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OUTLINE OF SHIN KANSEN HAKATA ROLLING STOCK MAINTENANCE BASE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Shin Kansen was extended to Hakata in March 1975, and the total Shin Kansen fleet now numbers 2,128 electric cars. The Hakata base now functions as a conventional combined workshop and operations depot under a unified management. It is the most modern on JNR and has been playing a vital role on Shin Kansen.  A very detailed description is given on this facility.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>COACH CLEANING - A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS IMPROVING THE DB'S SERVICE OFFER</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The DB is using more and more modern coaches and spending large sums of money on coach cleaning and maintenance.  The outsides of all coaches are cleaned once a week and the inside daily.  Daily cleaning is done by wiping with a damp cloth, major cleaning is done monthly and there are other occasional cleanings.  Luxury trains and trains which get very dirty in service always have a member of the cleaning staff on board.  Keeping long-distance trains cleaned is particularly difficult.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 1975 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>HANDBOOK ON SANITATION OF RAILROAD SERVICING AREAS. DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SANITATION FACILITIES FOR SERVICING RAILROAD PASSENGER CARS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The report is one of a set of three handbooks on railroad sanitation standards prepared by the Public Health Service. The standards of sanitary practice appearing in this publication, a handbook entitled 'Railroad Servicing Areas,' are intended for use as guides by (1) persons who design and operate railroad servicing equipment and facilities, and by (2) health department representatives and others who make periodic investigations or inspections of facilities and operations in servicing areas.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 1973 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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