ON THE SOUTHERN TRACK INSPECTION, MECHANIZED, AUTOMATED, COMPUTERIZED

It is shown how track-measuring car, put into service by Southern, produces printouts showing defects that need immediate attention and an index of condition for each mile of track covered. The system has objectives to detect and locate any condition requiring correction and to establish a numerical rating which would afford a comparison of the relative quality of each mile segment of track on the system.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 18-21
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Inspection cars; Maintenance of way; Railroad tracks
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046913
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1976 12:00AM