On basis of experience in carrying out contracts covering out-of-face rail laying, surfacing and retimbering, involving total of 129 mi of track, author describes evolution of gang organizations and their mechanization to reduce unit costs; how organizations can be utilized generally by railroads to rehabilitate track in cycles to effect further economies; tables of gang organizations, equipment used, and unit costs.
Railroad contractor cuts costs with modern methods and machines
Ry Eng Maintenance
Railway Engineering and Maintenance ; 44 , n 3
1948
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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