RAILROAD TRACK TECHNOLOGY IN THE USSR: THE STATE OF THE ART

Report contains limited assessment of the present state of the art of railroad track research, construction and maintenance technology in the U.S.S.R. It synthesizes the observations and opinions of a six-man team of U.S. railroaders which visited the Soviet Union during a 12-day period in the summer of 1974, for the purpose of evaluating Soviet railroad track technology. The major evaluation priority was to isolate aspects of Soviet technology that would be of value to the U.S. scheme and as identified, the steps necessary to introduce the concepts or procedures to the U.S. maintenance of way community.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/railroad-track-technology-ussr-state-art
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Guins, S G
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 136 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete construction; Concrete ties; Maintenance; Maintenance equipment; Maintenance management; Maintenance of way; Prestressed concrete; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track design
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• Old TRIS Terms: Track maintenance equipment
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136799
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-76/12 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM