THE KANSAS TEST TRACK
The Federal Railroad Administration and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company are jointly sponsoring the construction of a test track as part of the railroad's heavy tonnage main line in Kansas. The objective of the project is a determination of the levels of increased train stability provided by 8 specimens of incrementally improved track support. A further objective is a definition of the cost-benefit relationship associated with each augmentation of stability. The various test segments are defined, associated instrumentation requirements are outlined, and progress to data described. (Author)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Prepared in cooperation with The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1971-10
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 33 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Benefit cost analysis; Construction; Precast concrete; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Recording instruments; Soil stabilization; Subgrade (Pavements); Test facilities; Test tracks
- Identifier Terms: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company; U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
- Geographic Terms: Kansas
- Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00039303
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: FRA-RT-72-08 Prog Rpt
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM