Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Practices. Topic SD-05. Third Rail Insulator Failures- Current State of the Practice

The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Synthesis Report 150: Third Rail Insulator Failures: Current State of the Practice documents the present practices and lessons learned, challenges, and gaps in the information related to the use of third rail insulator systems in the United States.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4346
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published as TCRP Synthesis 150.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $45000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project J-07, Topic SD-05

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transit Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Garcia-Colberg, Mariela

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Texas, Arlington

  P.O. Box 4089
  Arlington, TX  United States  76010
• Start Date: 20210519
• Expected Completion Date: 20200115
• Actual Completion Date: 20200115
• Source Data: RiP Project 41623

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Failure; Insulators (Electricity); Maintenance of way; Rail transit; Specifications; State of the practice; Third rail; Transit operating agencies; Tunnels
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01634930
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project J-07, Topic SD-05
• Files: TRB, RiP
• Created Date: May 18 2017 1:01AM