PLANNING FOR FUTURE HEAVY-HAUL DEMANDS ON SPECIAL TRACK WORK

Special track work plays a vital role in providing a smoothly operating railroad network. This article discusses a research program with an aim to help the industry prepare for the demand of heavy haul service on special track work. The program's two major objectives are: to develop designs and materials that are better able to withstand the static and dynamic loading of today's and tomorrow's traffic, and, to develop designs and maintenance procedures that are able to reduce the dynamic loading of today's and tomorrow's traffic.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Davis, D
  • Guillen, D
• Publication Date: 1999-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 17-19
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design standards; Dynamic loads; Heavy duty vehicles; Maintenance practices; Materials selection; Performance evaluations; Railroad tracks; Static loads; Track components
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00789354
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 2000 12:00AM