ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF RAIL INTEGRITY

Rail performance type guidelines for inspection interval based upon averaged defect and service failure occurrence are proposed. Optimum cost effects of increased rail integrity are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Association of American Railroads Research Center

  3140 South Federal Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Guidelines; Performance; Railroad rails; Stress (Psychology); Stresses
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484765
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: AAR R-656
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1989 12:00AM