Report of Evaluation of Rails Sections

This report presents a continuation of the engineering and economic evaluation of 115 vs 132 lb. continuous welded rail and is prepared under a research agreement between the Great Northern Railway Company (now the Burlington Northern) and the University of Illinois for the period 1 February 1968 to31 January 1970. An evaluation of the strength-capacity characteristics of various rail sections is contained in a report submitted a year ago. This second report has made an initial economic evaluation of 115 lb. RE vs 132 lb. RE rail sections. It is hoped that this study can be continued and expanded to cover additional rail weights and economic relations.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.ict.uiuc.edu/Publications/report%20files/trans-006.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  205 North Mathews Avenue
  Urbana, IL  United States  61801-2352

  Burlington Northern, Incorporated

  175 East 4th Street
  St Paul, MN  United States  55101
• Authors:
  • Hay, W W
  • Butler, A B
  • Martin, G C
• Publication Date: 1970-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 59p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Evaluation and assessment; Maintenance of way; Railroad tracks; Railroad traffic; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Structural strengthening; Welded rail
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01108762
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: 44-22-20-332
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 2008 9:07AM