GRADE CROSSING RENEWAL NOW MAJOR OPERATION ON B & M

Federal funding, initiated under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 is being used in the territory of the Boston and Maine Railroad for programmed rebuilding of grade crossings. The procedures and equipment are described. Work involves clearing of the site to the subgrade, installation of a stabilization fabric and use of a prefabricated track panel.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 24-27
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fabrics; Highways; Maintenance of way; Railroad grade crossings; Track panels
• Identifier Terms: Boston and Maine Railroad
• Old TRIS Terms: Panel track
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164439
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1977 12:00AM