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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 155: Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit, Second Edition provides guidelines and descriptions for the design of various common types of light rail transit (LRT) track.

The track structure types include ballasted track, direct fixation (“ballastless”) track, and embedded track.

The report considers the characteristics and interfaces of vehicle wheels and rail, tracks and wheel gauges, rail sections, alignments, speeds, and track moduli.

The report includes chapters on vehicles, alignment, track structures, track components, special track work, aerial structures/bridges, corrosion control, noise and vibration, signals, traction power, and the integration of LRT track into urban streets.

A PowerPoint presentation describing the entire project is available online.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2012. Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit, Second Edition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/22800.

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647 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/22800
Chapters skim
Front Matter i-vii
Chapter 1 - General Introduction 1-10
Chapter 2 - Light Rail Transit Vehicles 11-71
Chapter 3 - Light Rail Transit Track Geometry 72-139
Chapter 4 - Track Structure Design 140-270
Chapter 5 - Track Components and Materials 271-345
Chapter 6 - Special Trackwork 346-410
Chapter 7 - Structures and Bridges 411-447
Chapter 8 - Corrosion Control 448-465
Chapter 9 - Noise and Vibration Control 466-546
Chapter 10 - Transit Signal Work 547-575
Chapter 11 - Transit Traction Power 576-587
Chapter 12 - LRT Track in Mixed Traffic 588-601
Chapter 13 - LRT Track Construction 602-661
Chapter 14 - LRT Track and Trackway Maintenance 662-686

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