TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING THE RAILROAD MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EQUIPMENT EVALUATION PROCESS

This report presents the results of a study of techniques for improving the railroad maintenance-of-way equipment evaluation process. The approach involved a review of existing methods, interviews with equipment manufacturers and railroads, discussions with industry representatives, and an equipment reliability study.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/techniques-improving-railroad-maintenance-way-equipment-evaluation-process
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• Corporate Authors:

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  Denver, CO  United States 

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Shipley, R L
  • Burns, D
  • Bisutti, E
• Publication Date: 1979-4

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 246 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Human factors engineering; Maintainability; Maintenance equipment; Performance evaluations; Railroad tracks; Reliability; Standardization; Technology assessment
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365425
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-79/14
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-8028
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 2003 12:00AM