THE CONCRETE TIE ... NEW LIFE FOR A FALTERING CAUSE

The concrete tie has not won widespread acceptance from track engineers, but various North American properties have tested or adopted such ties. In a series of five articles, various aspects of the current situation are discussed: Concrete ties on CN: The scenario behind the decision; Concrete ties for MARTA ballasted track; This concrete-tie test features conventional rail anchors (Santa Fe); Concrete-tie test criteria: What type of loading? How important are cracks?; and Interspersing concrete ties with wood ties: A look at Seaboard experiment 10 years later.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1763403
• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 23-36
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Cracking; Durability; Prestressed concrete ties; Rail fasteners; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Test tracks; Tests; Tie pads
• Identifier Terms: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company; Canadian National; Canadian National Railways; Florida East Coast Railway; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crack propagation
• Old TRIS Terms: Track structures
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164454
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1982 12:00AM