SYSTEMWIDE UNDERCUTTING PROGRAM FOR BESSEMER & LAKE ERIE

Heavy traffic in bulk commodities leads to degradation and fouling of the ballast of the Bessemer & Lake Erie. The resulting muddy condition is being combatted with a systemwide undercutting program which will replace all fouled ballast over a 5-year cycle. The result will be increased traffic capacity since surfacing cycles will be increased from as often as once yearly and track occupancy time required by maintenance of way forces will be reduced.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 13-15
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 72
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deterioration; Maintenance management; Maintenance of way; Maintenance practices; Mechanical stability; Planning; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Structural design
• Identifier Terms: Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track geometry; Track stability
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast cleaning; Cross tie deterioration; Track maintenance equipment; Track undercutters
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00141120
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM