BALLAST: BUILDING ON A SOLID FOUNDATION

Rock ballast, designed to provide both support and drainage, is one of the fundamental of railroading. New research and new equipment are helping railroads meet growing challenges in ballast maintenance and distribution.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Judge, T
• Publication Date: 1999-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-33
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Drainage; Maintenance; Railroad tracks; Tamping
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00778688
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1999 12:00AM