RAILROAD CAR UNDERBODY WASHING SYSTEM CRITERIA AND DEFINITIVE GRAPHICS TECHNICAL STUDY REPORT

The purpose of this study is to define a reliable and economical system for removing oil sludge from the underside of railroad cars. The proposed system must reflect a balance of many factors, including cleaning effectiveness, initial capital investment, operating and maintenance cost, availability of utilities, conservation of resources and acceptability of operating conditions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sanders and Thomas, Incorporated

  First Federal Building
  Pottstown, PA  United States  19464

  Naval Facilities Engineering Command

  Memorial Drive and H Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  20390
• Publication Date: 1975-7-16

Media Info

• Pagination: 126 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Car shops (Railroads); Cleaning; Cleaning equipment; Cost effectiveness; Economic efficiency; Freight cars; Maintenance equipment; Oils; Performance; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Reliability; Sludge (Deposit); Utilization; Washing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Acceptability; Efficiency; Removal
• Old TRIS Terms: Car cleaning facilities; Car washing facilities; Chemical cleaning; Cleaning tracks; Freight car cleaning; Performance engineering
• Subject Areas: Economics; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094257
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: N00025-75-C-0005
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1976 12:00AM