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Concrete thinking for heavy load: innovations in track design may solve the weighty issue of heavy-haul freight on high speed corridors
- Source :
- Trains Magazine. Oct, 2009, Vol. 69 Issue 10, p16
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In railroading's formative years, track structures encompassed little more than rail spiked, bolted, or screwed to wood crossties laid upon terra firma. Gradually, subgrade preparation improved, concrete and […]
- Subjects :
- Railroads -- Innovations
Concrete -- Innovations
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00410934
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Trains Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.206604760