THE TRACK STRUCTURE

In an interview two officers of Koppers Company look at the track structure--rails, fastenings, ties and ballast. They have analyzed U.S. and overseas trends in staffing and in the design and economics of track structures. There is a comparison of the attributes of concrete cross ties in the U.S. and Europe. It is concluded that the track structure in the U.S. has improved dramatically in the past ten years because of improved maintenance and that this track is now performing more efficiently than that anywhere else.

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  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44-47
• Serial:
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Volume: 106
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • ISSN: 0025-6501

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Maintenance of way; Rail fasteners; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Technology; Track ballast
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Old TRIS Terms: Track structures
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382569
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM