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... 11 Question 4: What is your vehicle power system? • Seventeen (59%)
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... 12 TABLE 1 SURVEY RESPONSES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 Total Track Miles < 10 4 1 1 1 1 14% 11-50 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 38% 51-100 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24% 101-200 2 1 1 7% >200 5 1 1 1 1 1 17% 2 Year Opened 1964 1904 1979 2004 1989 1888 1985 1913 1955 1907 2007 1976 1984 1930 1900 1989 2003 1990 1990 1972 2000 1985 1889 1992 1898 2008 1993 2004 1996 1912 1964 3 Top Speed < 35 mph 1 1 3% 45 mph 4 1 1 1 1 14% 55 mph 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 38% 60 mph 3 1 1 1 10% > 60 mph 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 34% 4 Power System Catenary 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 59% 3rd Rail 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 41% 4th Rail 0 0% Linear Induction 0 0% Diesel 1 1 3% Other 0 0% 5 Miles Embbedded Track Zero 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 45% 1-3 4 1 1 1 1 14% 4-10 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31% 10-50 2 1 1 7% > 50 1 1 3% 6 Miles DF Track Zero 4 1 1 1 1 14% 1-3 5 1 1 1 1 1 17% 4-10 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24% 10-50 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 34% > 50 3 1 1 1 10% 7 Miles Ballasted Zero 1 1 3% 1-3 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 21% 4-10 5 1 1 1 1 1 17% 10-50 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 38% > 50 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 21% 8 Number Maint. Workers < 10 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24% 10-30 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24% 31-50 3 1 1 1 10% 51-100 5 1 1 1 1 1 17% > 100 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 24% 9 Standard Gage?
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... 13 TABLE 1 (continued) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 13 Minimum Maint.
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... 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 Do you sub-contract Track Maint. Yes 15 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 52% No 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 48% If Yes < 10% 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 41% 10% - 50% 3 1 1 1 10% > 50% 0 0% 25 Sub out Inspections?
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... 15 TABLES 2–19 GrAphS of SpEcific quESTionS hiGhLiGhTinG SomE quESTionnAirE rESponSES Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 (continued on next page)
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... 16 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 TABLES 2–19 (continued)
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... 17 Table 18 Table 19 TABLES 2–19 (continued) FIGURE 7 Embedded track.
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... 18 standards are not stricter than the Track Safety Standards and 10 (34%) said they are stricter.
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... 19 Question 23: Is your system governed by the FRA? • Twenty (69%)
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... 20 maintenance (Cm) as well as preventative.
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... 21 tomers, assuring a decent level of on-time performance, political pressure. Question 3: How do you determine priorities for Track maintenance?

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