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Railway Engineering & Maintenance Cyclopedia 1942 RE&M edition
Railway Engineering & Maintenance Cyclopedia 1942
Hard Cover Some pages are loose
1224 pages
Copyright 1942
CONTENTS
PrefacePage 3
How to Use the CyclopediaPage 7
The Track Section
Track 11
Roadway Standards 15
Grading and Grading Equipment 23
Roadbed Stabilization 49
Drainage and Ditching Equipment 55
Tunnels 68
Snow and Ice Removal 77
Weed Control 91
Ballast 103
Ballast Application and Cleaning 111
Cross and Switch Ties 135
Rail 155
Rail Renewal and Maintenance 182
Rail Joints 217
Rail Joint Accessories 230
Tie Plates and Track Fastenings 243
Anti-Creepers 261
Switches, Frogs and Crossings 269
Guard Rails 313
Switch Stands 319
Derails 333
Bumpers and Car Stops 336
Fencing 342
Highway Crossings 356
Motor Cars 366
Track Tools and Equipment 381
The Bridge Section
Railway Bridges 415
Substructures and Retaining Walls 420
Piles 433
Pile Driving Equipment 448
Stone Masonry and Its Maintenance 453
Concrete Masonry 456
The Repair of Concrete Structures 479
Waterproofing 486
Culverts 496
Superstructures 505
Bridge Floors 535
Erection and Erecting Equipment 541
Trestles 553
Turntables and Transfer Plates 563
Highway and Signal Bridges 572
Protective Coatings 576
Bridge and Building Tools 585
The Building Section
Railway Buildings 601
Passenger Stations and Platforms 605
Freight Stations and Equipment 622
Icing Stations 628
Locomotive Terminal and Shop Layouts 631
Engine Houses and Equipment 641
Fuel Stations, Sand Houses and Dryers 653
Cinder Disposal 668
Power Houses 674
Locomotive and Car Shops 679
Store Houses and Oil Houses 689
Standardized Buildings 694
Facilities for Housing Employees 699
Scales and Scale Test Cars 711
Foundations and Waterproofing 721
Floors and Platforms 723
Walls and Partitions 738
Building Insulation 748
Roofing, Flashings, Gutters and Spouting 756
Doors 763
Windows and Skylights 769
Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Equipment 773
Plumbing and Sanitary Equipment 784
Miscellaneous Roadway Buildings 708
Building Painting and Finishing 789
Electric Lighting Equipment. 795
The Water Service Section
Railway Water Service 803
Sources of Supply 806
Pumps 816
Pipe Lines and Fittings 831
Valves and Hydrants 849
Water Storage and Delivery 852
Water Treatment 866
Water Meters 883
Tools and Equipment 887
The Signal Section
Railway Signaling 891
Signals and Signal Indications 905
Train Order and Manual Block Signaling 914
Automatic Block Signaling 916
Interlocking Plants 924
Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Interlocking 930
Power Interlocking 934
Power Operation and Control at Classification Yards 946
Centralized Traffic Control 952
Automatic Train Control and Cab Signals 956
Highway-Railroad Crossing Protection 961
Power Supply for Signaling Systems 970
Track Circuits 988
Detector Signaling Protection1000
Signaling Apparatus and Materials1005
The General Section
Metals and Their Application1023
Timber and Lumber1038
Wood Preservation1056
Power Units 1078
Cranes and Their Accessories1090
Wire Rope, Cordage and Chain1107
The Definition Section
A Directory of Terms in Railway Engineering and Maintenance Practice and General Subject Index Page 1123
Directory and Indexes
Directory of Products1207
Trade Name Index of Products 1213
Alphabetical Index to Manufacturers Pages1217
PREFACE
The Railway Engineering and Maintenance Cyclopedia, which first appeared in 1921 and which now appears in its fifth edition, has won recognition as the authoritative book of reference on the best practices of American railways with regard to the materials, devices and products entering into the construction and maintenance of the fixed properties. As in previous editions, the revision of the book has been in the hands of experienced railway men, and no effort has been spared to make the book accurate and entirely up-to-date in its presentation of the essential facts of railway engineering and maintenance.
The manner of presentation affords opportunity to study a particular subject in all its details and generally to exhaust the subject in a single chapter; although in several cases the information is presented in two or more sections of the book, specifically as they apply to the respective sections. Through this arrangement, information is made available to the busy railway men in the most convenient way. It is confidently believed that no similar compilation of co-ordinated engineering knowledge as applied to railway work has ever been prepared..
The present volume undertakes to supply in convenient form complete and authoritative information on engineering, maintenance of way and signaling, assembled under their principal headings in the respective divisions of Track, Bridges, Buildings, Water Service and Signaling. These discussions are followed by a General Section, in which the materials, processes and equipment employed in two or more divisions of maintenance are discussed under appropriate headings. This General Section is followed in turn by a Definition Section, in which the words, terms and expressions occurring in railway engineering and maintenance are defined concisely, correctly and authoritatively.
The Definition Section serves the purpose of providing a brief but complete definition of words and terms, to which in many cases is added a reference to their railway applications. The American Railway Engineering Association has adopted definitions for a large number of such terms, and appropriate use has been made of them, as well as of those of the Signal Section, Association of American Railroads, of the American Wood-Preservers' Association, of the American Society for Testing Materials and of other societies, The names of these associations are abbreviated wherever they occur to A.R.E.A., Sig. Sec., A.A.R., A.W.P.A. and A.S.T.M., respectively. Where a more detailed discussion of a subject is contained in any of the chapters, the attention of the reader is directed to this fact through a cross reference to the chapter in which the more extended
information is available. The Definition Section thus serves the purpose of a general subject index, enabling an item to be located readily, whether it is sought under its familiar or accepted name, under the name of its function, or under the defect which it cures.
In the text pages methods, materials and products are tersely described collectively as to their general features by the editors, and in close sequence therewith, in many cases, specifically as to their individual characteristics by the manufacturers of such products or by the concerns which furnish a particular service. Both the editorial text and the manufacturers' copy include numerous illustrations which serve to amplify the text.
The specifications which have been incorporated with the text in the appropriate chapters are those currently in effect by the A.R.E.A., the Sig. Sec., A.A.R. and the A.W.P.A,, including those presented and adopted at the A.R.E.A. 1942 convention. Similarly the latest revisions of the standard plans of the A.R.E.A. have been included.
Confusion of terminology is eliminated, so far as possible, in this volume by the adoption and use of preferred terms of the American Railway Engineering Association and allied technical associations, although in a few cases better known trade names have been substituted.
In this new (fifth) edition, the text has been thoroughly revised to bring it fully into accord with current practice. The three years that have elapsed since the last edition appeared have been revolutionary with respect to materials, to equipment and to procedure. As a result nearly 40 per cent of the text is new; five new chapters have been added and others rearranged; more than 800 of the more than 2400 illustrations are new and the volume contains 200 more pages than the last edition. A highly valuable feature is the presentation, by 146 manufacturers, of 251 pages of specific descriptions of their materials and equipment applicable to engineering, maintenance of way and signaling use, this comprising over 100 pages more representation than the last edition.
The editors desire to express to the American Railway Engineering Association and the Signal Section, Association of American Railroads, their thanks for the free use of the matter appearing in their manuals and proceedings, as well as for information made available through the hearty co-operation of their officers and members, They are particularly indebted to the committees appointed by the respective associations to co-operate with the editors in the publication of this volume.
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