LAKE BAIKAL-AMUR RIVER RAILWAY MAINLINE (BAM), THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF ITS CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION

A great railroad is in the process of construction in the USSR, the 3 145 km railroad mainline from Lake Baikal to the Amur river named for short BAM (Baikal-Amur Mainline). It is to facilitate the development of East Siberia and the Far East, a total area of 10.3 million sq km with very large natural resources. The line passes through most difficult terrain, including permafrost, with seasonal temperature variations from + 40 degree to - 65 degree C. The complexity of this railroad line has brought up a number of difficult problems for researchers and designers, the first and foremost being reliability of all structures and facilities in all conditions. The article discusses some of the difficulties in detail.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Verigo, M F
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 246-252
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Construction; Operations; Permafrost; Railroad engineering; Railroad facilities; Railroads; Research projects
• Identifier Terms: Baikal-Amur Mainline
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167569
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM