INDUSTRY R&D FOCUSES ON SPECIAL TRACKWORK
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) jointly funded a research program to evaluate the safety and performance of operating heavy axle load (HAL) trains for freight service. The program evaluated the effect of 315-kip cars on track, track components and track maintenance. AAR funded companion efforts to evaluate the economics of HAL service and to monitor the effect of and the rate of introduction of 268-kip cars in revenue service. Turnout frogs were tested on the Union Pacific North Platte Subdivision in Nebraska. The article reviews results of these research programs.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
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Authors:
- Judge, T
- Publication Date: 2000-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 23-26
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Serial:
- Railway Track and Structures
- Volume: 96
- Issue Number: 7
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0033-9016
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Axle load force; Economic analysis; Freight service; Frogs (Railroads); Heavy vehicles; Maintenance management; Performance evaluations; Railroad tracks; Railroad turnouts
- Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00796322
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 30 2000 12:00AM