CONCRETE TIE TURNOUTS EMERGE

Railroads find concrete ties help turnouts resist effects of heavy track loading and preserve gauge, alignment, and surface geometry, but not without a few problems.

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• Publication Date: 1989-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 40-42
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Electrical resistivity; Loading and unloading; Railroad ties; Railroad turnouts
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy load; Resistivity
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00489840
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM