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Design and performance evaluation of a continuous mainline rail turnout

Last updated on 27 November 2013 8:37

A prototype continuous mainline rail turnout for low speed and low volume diverging traffic has been developed with the team of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) and Progress Rail Services. The prototype was evaluated under 35.4 tonne (39-ton) axle load traffic at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST).

Author(s): Davis D.;Jimenez R.

Organisation(s): Transportation Technology Center, Inc. ;

2013

United States

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