Download or read book Management of Army Rail Equipment written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book AR 56 3 08 31 2009 MANAGEMENT OF ARMY RAIL EQUIPMENT Survival Ebooks written by Us Department Of Defense and published by Delene Kvasnicka www.survivalebooks.com. This book was released on with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AR 56-3 08/31/2009 MANAGEMENT OF ARMY RAIL EQUIPMENT , Survival Ebooks
Download or read book Technical Manual TM 4 14 21 Rail Safety February 2015 written by United States Government US Army and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-24 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical Manual TM 4-14.21 Rail Safety provides authoritative safety information for rail operations conducted by United States (U.S.) Army rail operating personnel both within the United States and at overseas duty stations. It describes both general safety guidelines and procedural rules for conducting operations in a safe manner. It provides basic information for commanders and staffs of operating units and for staff officers of higher headquarters. This publication applies to a range of military operations and supports Army doctrine reference publication (ADRP) 3-0, Unified Land Operations, and Army doctrine publication (ADP) 4-0, Sustainment. The intent of this TM is to provide a baseline safety standard for all United States Army rail operations. The principal audience for TM 4-14.21 is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication. TM 4-14.21 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated. Throughout history the ability to move forces and cargo by rail has proven to be a valuable asset. The successful use of a railway system can dramatically reduce the logistical footprint and be a source of cost savings. Even a small train can move as much as a single Army truck company. It is a key mode of transportation to be used for throughput of cargo. However, rail operations are inherently dangerous. The rules, procedures, and guidelines found in this manual greatly mitigate these dangers. In an effort to meet current and future war time demands, the rail force structure of the past, comprised of four rail companies and one rail battalion, was transformed into the Expeditionary Railway Center (ERC), the only remaining rail organization in the Army. It is comprised of a headquarters and five separate, deployable railway planning and advisory teams. It is capable of conducting rail network capability and infrastructure assessments, rail safety assessments, and using these assessments to inform and advise the combatant commander on the employment of rail in a theater of operations. Additionally, the ERC is capable of partnering with host nation (HN) rail organizations and advising and assisting in the effective management of its railway system. These rules have been prepared in accordance with Federal Railroad Administration Regulations found in Code of Federal Regulations Title 49, Part 214, and the General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR). TM 4-14.21 contains 7 chapters. Chapter 1, General Instructions, describes some over-arching safety protocols and an accident/incident overview including reporting procedures. Chapter 2, Railway Equipment Precautions, provides some safety guidelines for moving equipment, standing equipment, engines, and other specialty equipment and operations. Chapter 3, Railway Track and Yard Precautions, provides safety considerations specific to working on a railroad track itself, or within a rail yard. Chapter 4, Maintenance Precautions, discusses safety topics during the maintenance of rail equipment and track maintenance. Chapter 5, Loading and Unloading Precautions, introduces the safety rules specific to loading and unloading operations for all kinds of equipment, including precautions to be taken while working with cranes. Chapter 6, Fire Prevention and High Voltage Electrical Wire Precautions, discusses fire prevention, what to do in the case of an on-board train fire, and safety precautions while working around electrical power lines. Chapter 7, Wreck Train Precautions, covers the highly specialized, and especially dangerous mission of wreck train operations.
Download or read book Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspection and Maintenance of U S Army owned Foreign Rail Equipment written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Operation Desert Shield written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To rapidly deploy its forces in wartime, the Army depends on the rail system to transport its equipment from installations to ports of embarkation. The rail facilities and loading operations at Army mobilization stations are therefore focal points for deployment, and they are expected to become increasingly critical as Army units in Germany, Korea, and other locations return to the United States. At the six mobilization stations GAO visited, the Army transported unit equipment to ports as scheduled during the 6-month period covered by Operation Desert Shield, but deteriorated rail facilities at some mobilization stations constrained loading operations. Future conflicts could easily require the deployment of even great numbers of U.S. forces during shorter periods of time. The Army began a program in fiscal year 1986 to repair rail facilities, but the effort's effectiveness has been severely hampered by program management problems. Also, the Pentagon and the Army have not corrected many deployment problems that GAO identified in 1987.
Download or read book Transportation Railway Shop Battalion written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Army Deployment Better Transportation Planning is Needed written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroad Safety written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the safety of the Department of Defense's (DOD) railroad equipment, focusing on: (1) the condition of track systems on military installations; and (2) compliance with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) safety standards. GAO found that: (1) DOD has not adopted FRA safety standards or developed its own uniform safety criteria; (2) despite its noncompliance with FRA standards, DOD rail equipment did not pose a risk of failure, but could pose risks to operating personnel; (3) although the equipment did not meet FRA safety standards, Army and Navy officials noted that the on-base fleet was safe, since it operated under less stressful conditions than commercial equipment, but DOD lacked minimum safety standards commensurate with those less severe conditions; (4) 38 percent to 98 percent of the 3,441 rail cars assigned at 33 DOD installations were not roadworthy, as measured by FRA safety standards, due to a lack of safety appliances, defective brake systems, component defects, and use of restricted equipment, and none of the 24 locomotives reviewed complied with all applicable safety standards; (5) Army and Navy maintenance standards were vague and conflicting, and maintenance personnel did not know which standards to use; (6) DOD, the Army, and the Navy lacked established equipment safety standards to ensure against fire hazards; (7) the Navy provided detailed blocking and bracing instructions for securing hazardous materials, but none of the three Army installations visited had developed such instructions; (8) at the seven installations visited, 76 percent of the derailments or other accidents were partially attributed to defective track; (9) track conditions were adequate for posted speed limits but routine preventive maintenance was generally not performed; and (10) Army and Navy officials noted that they lacked the funds or staff to inspect and maintain track to meet FRA requirements.
Download or read book Railway Equipment Characteristics and Data written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inspection and Maintenance of U S Army owned Foreign Rail Equipment written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Operation Desert Shield written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To rapidly deploy its forces in wartime, the Army depends on the rail system to transport its equipment from installations to ports of embarkation. The rail facilities and loading operations at Army mobilization stations are therefore focal points for deployment, and they are expected to become increasingly critical as Army units in Germany, Korea, and other locations return to the United States. At the six mobilization stations GAO visited, the Army transported unit equipment to ports as scheduled during the 6-month period covered by Operation Desert Shield, but deteriorated rail facilities at some mobilization stations constrained loading operations. Future conflicts could easily require the deployment of even great numbers of U.S. forces during shorter periods of time. The Army began a program in fiscal year 1986 to repair rail facilities, but the effort's effectiveness has been severely hampered by program management problems. Also, the Pentagon and the Army have not corrected many deployment problems that GAO identified in 1987.
Download or read book Manuals Combined Over 20 U S Army Locomotive Rail Car And Railroad Trackage Manuals written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 4168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 4,100 total pages ... Just a sample of the contents: 256 page Army TRAIN RAILROAD RAILCAR Manual FULL TITLE: MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY CARS. Published by the Department of the Army on 28 August 1972 (current). 174 page U.S. Technical RAILROAD Design FULL TITLE: Technical Instructions: Railroad Design and Rehabilitation. Published 1 March 2000. 207 page U.S. Navy RAILROAD Handbook FULL TITLE: NAVY RAILWAY OPERATING HANDBOOK, 207 pages. Published by the Department of the Navy, June 1999. U.S. Army RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE Operations Manual FULL TITLE: RAILWAY OPERATING AND SAFETY RULES. Published by the Department of the Army on 17 July 1989. 139 page Army RAILROAD Rolling Stock Manual Six Lessons; 139 pages on CD-ROM. FULL TITLE: RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK. Published by the Department of the Army on 1 June 1997. 274 page B-B-160 LOCOMOTIVE Operator Manual FULL TITLE: OPERATOR AND UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL - LOCOMOTIVE, DIESEL-ELECTRIC, 56-1/2-INCH GAGE, 80-TON, 670 HP, 0-4-4-0 WHEEL, MODEL B-B-160/160-4GE747-A1. Published by the Department of the Army on 22 May 1991. 268 page Army BALDWIN LIMA Locomotive Manual FULL TITLE: OPERATOR AND UNIT MAINTENANCE MANUAL LOCOMOTIVE, DIESEL-ELECTRIC, 56-1/2-INCH GAGE, 60 TON, 500 HP, 0-4-4-0 WHEEL, MODEL RS-4-TC-1A. Published by the Department of the Army on 8 January 1987. 419 page Army GE B-B-160 Locomotive Manual FULL TITLE: INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SUPPORT AND INTERMEDIATE GENERAL SUPPORT MAINTENANCE MANUAL LOCOMOTIVE, DIESEL-ELECTRIC, 56-1/2-INCH GAGE, 80-TON, 670 HP, 0-4-4-0 WHEEL, MODEL B-B-160/160-4GE747-A1. Published by the Department of the Army on 21 July 1987. 396 page B-B-160 LOCOMOTIVE Parts Manual FULL TITLE: UNIT, INTERMEDIATE DIRECT SUPPORT AND GENERAL SUPPORT REPAIR PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS LIST LOCOMOTIVE, DIESEL-ELECTRIC, 56-1/2-INCH GAGE, 80-TON, 670 HP, 0-4-4-0 WHEEL, MODEL B-B-160/160-4GE747-A1 NSN 2210-01-158-2980. Published by the Department of the Army on 31 March 1993. 90 page 1955 Davenport LOCOMOTIVE Maintenance Manual FULL TITLE: LOCOMOTIVE DIESEL ELECTRIC 56½ GAGE, 44 TON 0-4-4-0, 400 HP DAVENPORT BESLER Published by the Department of the Army on 8 November 1955.
Download or read book The RAILER System for Maintenance Management of U S Army Railroad Networks RAILER 1 Description and Use written by D. R. Uzarski and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA-CERL) is developing the RAILER system for managing the inspection, evaluation, and repair of Army railroad networks. This report describes RAILER I, an interim system whose capabilities support FORMAP-2, a multiyear rail rehabilitation program at U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) and National Guard installations. This report describes the structure of RAILER I, details the inspection and inventory procedures needed to collect the data used by the computer program, explains how the program's output can be used to support network and project level planning, and describes the testing and evaluation of the program. It also makes recommendations regarding the implementation and enhancement of the program and suggests some actions FORSCOM could take to encourage its use. Instructions for operating the program are provided in a companion manual, USA-CERL ADP Report M-88/16. The RAILER System for Maintenance Management of U.S. Army Railroad Networks: RAILER I Computer User's Guide. Keywords: Railroad maintenance. (KT).
Download or read book Equipment Management written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Operation Desert Shield written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated: (1) the effectiveness of rail operations at selected Army mobilization stations that deployed major combat units during Operation Desert Shield; and (2) whether the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Army had corrected previously identified problems concerning the availability of commercial rail cars and supply of rail-loading materials at mobilization stations. GAO found that: (1) the Army transported unit equipment at six mobilization stations to ports as scheduled during Operation Desert Shield; (2) deteriorated rail facilities at some mobilization stations constrained outloading operations; (3) the Forces Command (FORSCOM) initiated a rail rehabilitation program in fiscal year 1986, but changed its guidance concerning repairs and redirected program funds to other projects; (4) DOD and the Army have not corrected many deployment problems previously identified; (5) the Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC) has not accurately determined the number or types of commercial flatcars available to support deployment; and (6) FORSCOM has not determined the amounts of material and equipment needed for loading rail cars during deployment or taken sufficient action to distribute these items among mobilization stations.
Download or read book Railroad Equipment Strategy written by Railway Systems and Management Association and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
