RAILROAD TRACK. THEORY AND PRACTICE: MATERIAL PROPERTIES, CROSS-SECTIONS, WELDING, AND TREATMENT

This handbook, compiled by the former head of German Federal Railway track department, contains papers which provide insights into the theory, practice and experience of German and Swiss track engineers in the design, construction, and maintenance of high-performance track systems. Topics include wheel-rail interaction, rail manufacture, properties and behavior of rails, quality control, fabrication and maintenance of continuous welded rail, rail flaws, rail fasteners, switch design, track economics, rail cascading, and special problems with rail in subways.

• Corporate Authors:

  Ungar (Frederick) Publishing Company, Incorporated

  250 Park Avenue South
  New York, NY  United States  10003
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: 480 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Continuous welded rail; Defects; Handbooks; Maintenance of way; Quality control; Rail (Railroads); Rail fasteners; Rail steel; Rail transit facilities; Railroad tracks; Wear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches
• Old TRIS Terms: Cascading; Rail flaws; Rail steel metallurgy; Track structures
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334959
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 1981 12:00AM