Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice

Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 626
Release: 1888
Genre: Railroad cars
ISBN:

Definitions and typical illustrations of railroads and industrial cars, their parts and equipment; cars built in America for export to foreign countries; descriptions and illustrations of shops and equipment employed in the construction and repair of cars.

Railway Transportation Systems

Railway Transportation Systems
Author: Christos N. Pyrgidis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2016-04-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482262169

Incorporates More Than 25 Years of Research and ExperienceRailway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation presents a comprehensive overview of railway passenger and freight transport systems, from design through to construction and operation. It covers the range of railway passenger systems, from conventional and high speed inter

Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit

Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit
Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 695
Release: 2012
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309258243

TCRP report 155 provides guidelines and descriptions for the design of various common types of light rail transit (LRT) track. The track structure types include ballasted track, direct fixation ("ballastless") track, and embedded track. The report considers the characteristics and interfaces of vehicle wheels and rail, tracks and wheel gauges, rail sections, alignments, speeds, and track moduli. The report includes chapters on vehicles, alignment, track structures, track components, special track work, aerial structures/bridges, corrosion control, noise and vibration, signals, traction power, and the integration of LRT track into urban streets.