THE IMPORTANCE OF DRAINAGE IN PRODUCING STABLE TRACK

Neglecting drainage has been used as a short-term way of saving maintenance money, but poor drainage creates a lubricating effect in ballast that decreases the interlocking mechanics between particles.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drainage; Maintenance of way; Maintenance practices; Railroad tracks; Stability (Mechanics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track stability
• Old TRIS Terms: Ballast cleaning; Interlocking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485833
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM