HOLD-DOWN FASTENINGS FOR TIE PLATES, INCLUDING PADS UNDER PLATES

Information is presented regarding service tests of hold-down fastenings and tie pads on the northbound main track of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad north of London, Kentucky. Test track is selected because it provides good traffic density of approximately 20 million gross tons per year on a 4-1/2 deg curve, 0.4 miles long, and a tangent nearly 1 mile in length. All installations are made on new ties, with 24 ties per 39 ft panel. Regular investigations and laboratory tests are made. It is concluded that hold-down fastenings with the best performance relative to tie wear are superior in holding gage. Conclusions are also drawn regarding special fastenings, the usefulness of tie plates and tie pads, and the efficiency of tie wear testing machines.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1967-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 363-365
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 68 N
  • Issue Number: 605
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fastenings; Tie plates
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052279
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM