NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY DESIGN GUIDELINES. TRACK AND CONTACT RAIL

The project was designed to develop a revised and updated series of handbooks covering various aspects of the design, construction, and equipment of a modern rail rapid transit system. This volume deals with track and contact rail.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, New York. Paper copy also available in set of 12 reports as PB-251 641-SET, PC$70.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  New York City Transit Authority

  370 Jay Street
  Brooklyn, NY  United States  11201

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Research, Development and Demonstration
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Tri-State Transportation Commission

  100 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 58 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; Classification; Concrete slab track; Crossovers; Design; Electric power supply; Facilities; Guidelines; Handbooks; Installation; Rail transit facilities; Railroad electrification; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad switches; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Rapid transit; Specifications; Structural design; Third rail; Track ballast; Track components
• Identifier Terms: New York City Transit Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast; Design criteria; Switches; Track design
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Rapid transit railways
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Energy; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133292
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech. Rpt., UMTA-IT-09-0014-75-7
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 23 1981 12:00AM