Design and construction of modern steel railway bridges This second edition of design and construction of modern steel railway bridges updates what is perhaps the first book on this topic in many decades. It complements the recommended practices outlined in chapter 15 steel structures in the manual for railway engineering (MRE) published annually by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA). The book has been carefully designed to remain valid through many editions of the MRE. History and development of steel railway bridges Steel for modern railway bridges Planning and preliminary design of modern steel railway bridges Loads and forces on steel railway bridges Structural analysis and design of steel railway bridges Design of axial force steel members Design of flexural steel members Design of steel members for combined forces Design of connections for steel members Construction of steel railway bridges : superstructure fabrication Construction of steel railway bridges : superstructure erection