PERMANENT WAY. HOW TRACKMEN COMBAT UNIT TRAIN DAMAGE

Reviews some of the problems caused to permanent way engineers and maintenance men by day-to-day running of high-axle-load unit trains, often at higher speeds, particularly in those countries where timber sleepers are still widely used.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Maintenance of way; Railroad ties; Train track dynamics; Unit trains
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050446
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Documentation, Selection of
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1976 12:00AM