Operation Of Railroads: Maintenance Of Way And Structures
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1945
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: TM 55-275 Operation Of Railroads: Maintenance Of Way And Structures, 1945-07-31

This manual supersedes TM 55-275, 4 February 1944
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PART ONE. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS; title: CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION  1-4 1; title: CHAPTER 2. REGULATIONS 5-13 3; title: CHAPTER 3. PROTECTION.; title: Section I. Signals 14-22 7; title: II. Use of signals 23-31 13; title: III. Train orders 32-33 16; title: CHAPTER 4. EQUIPMENT.; title: Section I. Tools and material 34-35 17; title: II. Track cars 36-55 18; title: III. Work trains 56-57 22; title: CHAPTER 5. SAFETY AND SECURITY.; title: Section I. Safety of personnel 58-59 23; title: II. Fire prevention and demolition 60-66 23; title: PART TWO. WAY AND STRUCTURES.; title: CHAPTER 6. ROADBED DRAINAGE 67-70 28; title: CHAPTER 7. TRACK.; title: Section I. Ballast 71-83 31; title: II. Ties 84-92 33; title: III. Rail 93-102 37; title: IV. Lining and surfacing 103-115 52; title: V. Turn-outs 116-117 52; title: VI. Switches, frogs, and derails 118-122 55; title: VII. Signal territory 123-127 58; title: CHAPTER 8. STRUCTURES.; title: Section I. Bridges, buildings, culverts 128-137 60; title: II. Tunnels 138-141 64; title: III. Crossings, signs, fences 142-144 66; title: IV. Scales 145-149 67; title: V. Turntables 150-154 68; title: VI. Water supply facilities 155-159 69; title: VII. Painting 160-164 70; title: PART THREE. DUTIES OF PERSONNEL.; title: CHAPTER 9. COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL. 165-167 73; title: CHAPTER 10. NONCOMMISSIONED PERSONNEL.; title: Section I. Section foreman 168-180 77; title: II. Construction foreman, bridges and buildings 181-186 81; title: III. Water supply engineer 187-190 83; title: IV. Water supply technician 191-197 83; title: APPENDIX I. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 86; title: II. REFERENCES 94; title: III. RELATED TABLES AND DIAGRAMS. 97; title: INDEX 116