Track-related research.
Contributors: Davis, David.; Sun, Jian, 1930-; Garcia, Gregory.; Kalay, Semih.; Read, David.; Feiff, Richard P.; Ruud, Nicholas.; United States. Federal Transit Administration.; Transit Cooperative Research Program.; Transit Development Corporation.; National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board.; Association of American Railroads.; Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
Series: TCRP report -- 71; Report (Transit Cooperative Research Program) -- 71, v. 1-5.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Railroad tracks -- Research -- United States.
Other titles: Transit Cooperative Research Program; Transit switch design analysis (phase 1)
Notes: "Research sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Development Corporation."

"Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: v.1. Broken rail detection. Control of wheel/rail friction. Wide-gap welding techniques : a compendium of three reports on joint track-related research with the Association of American Railroads/Transportation Technology Center, Inc. / David Davis ... [et al.]; title: v.2. Transit switch design analysis (phase 1) / Satya P. Singh, David D. Davis, and Semih Kalay; title: v.3. Exothermic welding of heavy electrical cables to rail / Jian Sun, Gregory Garcia, Semih F. Kalay ; Applicability of AREMA track recommended practices for transit agencies / David Read; title: v.4. Friction control methods used by the transit industry / Richard P. Feiff, Nicholas Ruud, Semih F. Kalay; title: v.5. Flange climb derailment criteria and wheel/rail profile management and maintenance guidelines for transit operations / Huimin Wu, Xinggao Shu, Nicholas Wilson; title: v.6. Direct-fixation track design: specifications, research, and related material