THE LATEST CONCRETE-TIE TEST SECTIONS: WHAT HAS BEEN THEIR PERFORMANCE?

Service installations of concrete cross ties conforming to the latest AREA specifications are now under observation in heavy-duty track on four railroads. This article reports the results of recent inspections of these installations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Weber, J
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 32-35
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 72
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Inspection; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Structural design
• Identifier Terms: Alaska Railroad; Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company; Chessie System; Norfolk and Western Railway Company
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track design
• Old TRIS Terms: Cross tie design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141118
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM