Citation

Shahin MY. Transp. Res. Rec. 1985; 1030: 15-21.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

U.S. Army Facilities Engineers are responsible for the maintenance of more than 3,000 mi of railroad track. The track is dispersed in small lots and is analogous to industrial rather than commercial trackage. At present, there is no standard method for gathering track inventory and condition data and no standard method of determining the track's condition. In this paper an overview of the proposed U.S. Army Railroad Maintenance Management System (RAILER) and track evaluation concepts are presented. RAILER is to consist of subsystems for network definition, data collection including condition survey, data storage and retrieval, network data analysis, and project data analysis. The development of these subsystems is highly dependent on the track condition evaluation procedures that are used. Two major evaluation categories have been identified: track structural condition and track operational condition. Recommended procedures for performing the evaluation are presented.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1985/1030/1030-003.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

MANAGEMENT - Information Systems; DATA PROCESSING; RAILROAD PLANT AND STRUCTURES - Track; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION - Military Purposes; RAILS