| Title | Railroad Classification Yard Technology Manual. Volume I : Yard Design Methods |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 62602 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Wong, P. J.; Sakasita, M.; Stock, W. A.; Elliott, C. V.; Hackworth, M.A. |
| Source | 282p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | SRI International |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 19810200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This volume documents the procedures and methods associated with the design of railroad classification yards. Subjects include: site location, economic analysis, yard capacity analysis, design of flat yards, overall configuration of hump yards, hump yard track and switch layout, hump profile design, and hump trim-end design. |
| Rosap ID | dot:32572 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32572 |
| TRT Terms | Railroad cars; Freight cars; Railroad traffic control; Surveying; Economic analysis; Traffic engineering; Decision making; Manuals; Computer programming; Railroad yards; Classification yards |
| Classification | AGR - FREIGHT - Railroads |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
341262 |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1337 |
| Report Number | FRA/ORD-81/20.I; PB81-200560 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/62000/62600/62602/PB81200560.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |