HEAVY CARS. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?

The author refers to the trend towards using increasingly heavy cars (up to 125 tons for 4 axles), the efforts made to adapt track for use of such stock, the disappointments because of fast rail degradation due to scaling, corrugation and cracking.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Authors:
  • WAY, G H
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 616-621
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 653
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Failure; High capacity cars; Metal shelling; Pavement corrugations; Railroad rails; Train track dynamics; Unit trains; Wear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rail corrugation
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Rail failure; Rail shelling
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129179
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: 76-653-2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM