HOW CN STRETCHES ITS M/W DOLLAR

As Canadian National experiences its greatest traffic growth in the West, it is confronted with double tracking in mountainous terrain and with maximizing track capacity of existing single-track routes by strengthening track structures and minimizing track maintenance requirements. One entire subdivision and all severe mainline curves are now on concrete cross ties; alloy-steel rails are also routinely installed. CN has established track maintenance planning and backed this up with management information systems to maximize productivity of its track facilities and track maintenance forces.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-9-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 65-67
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 181
  • Issue Number: 17
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Double track; Maintenance of way; Management information systems; Railroad facility operations; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks
• Identifier Terms: Canadian National; Canadian National Railways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy haul railways; Track structures
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322538
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 1980 12:00AM