RAIL FAILURE STATISTICS COVERING (A) ALL FAILURES, (B) TRANSVERSE FISSURES, (C) PERFORMANCE OF CONTROL-COOLED RAIL

These statistics are based on the rail failures reported to December 31, 1964. They include the service and detected failures reported by 47 railroads on all of their main-track mileage, which constitutes approximately 90 percent of the main track of Class I railroads in the It is pointed out that Verigo's equation for calculating 1964, are reported as annual totals along with being accumulated with figures from previous years.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Authors:
  • Faries, D T
• Publication Date: 1966-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 451-472
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 598
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Defects; Fabrication; Failure; Fastenings; Rail (Railroads); Railroad cars; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Technology; Tie bars
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Fissures (Rails); Rail failure; Web defects; Web defects (Rails); Wheel burn
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00040465
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 22 1976 12:00AM