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The occurrence of rail defects, broken rails, and broken rail derailments is consistent with the rate of development found in other studies that look at larger populations of rail defects. Likewise, the larger and more heavily used transit systems develop increased levels of defects, which is again consistent with what is seen in the railroad industry at large.

The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program'sTCRP Synthesis 151: Maintenance Planning for Rail Asset Management—Current Practices presents the results of a survey and the analysis of the response data in an effort to synthesize current practices.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Maintenance Planning for Rail Asset Management—Current Practices. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26012.

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72 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26012
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Front Matter i-viii
Summary 1-2
Chapter 1 - Introduction 3-7
Chapter 2 - Literature Review 8-10
Chapter 3 - Survey Results 11-22
Chapter 4 - Evaluation of Survey Results 23-28
Chapter 5 - Case Examples 29-31
Chapter 6 - Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research 32-34
References 35-35
Appendix A - List of Participating Transit Agencies 36-37
Appendix B - Survey Questionnaire 38-42
Appendix C - Survey Results 43-58
Appendix D - FRA Track Safety Standards 59-62

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