Railroad Engineering

A revision of the classic text on railroad engineering, considered the bible'' of the field for three decades. Presents railroad engineering principles quantitatively but without excessive resort to mathematics, and applies these principles to day-by-day design, construction, operation, and maintenance. Relates practice to principles in an orderly, sequential pattern (subgrade, ballast, ties, rails). Applicable to both conventional railroads and rapid transit systems.

Author: William W. Hay
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 01/16/1991
Series: Railroad Engineering #1
Pages: 784
Weight: 2.77lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.49w x 1.66d
ISBN: 9780471364009
2nd Revised Edition