LIFE OF RAIL

Recommendations on rail life and other revisions are adopted to amend the manual regarding operating data required for a study of the economic justification of line and grade revisions. Regarding rail and fastenings, charge should be made only for that portion in excess of that used in the present operation on the basis of experience; in the absence of actual experience, anticipated rail life on a new location under similar operating conditions may be determined with a recommended formula. Recommendations are also made for additional bridging steel, additional creosote trestles, enginehouse additions, additional or other buildings, and additional signals.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1957

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 359-360
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 58
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic factors; Improvements; Lines of track; Operating rules; Railroad facility operations; Railroad rails; Service life
• Uncontrolled Terms: Railroad operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail life
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052394
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM