During the Winter of 1977-1978, a major snow storm shut down the Boston transit system for almost a week and the Winter of 1978-1979 produced similar snow conditions that paralyzed the Chicago transit system and disabled more than half of their rail fleet. As a result of these disruptions and breakdowns, the Snow Belt transit operators became increasingly aware of the need for special measures that must be taken in order to maintain rail operation during severe winter conditions. This need was highlighted at the American Public Transit Association's conference in the Spring of 1979 at which time a Snow and Ice Emergency Task Force was formed. This task force determined that a high capacity special purpose snow removal vehicle was needed by the industry, designed for removing the heaviest accumulation from a rail transit system's right-of-way. This Specification Guide is intended as a guide for Snow Belt rail transit operators to use in the preparation of technical specifications for the procurement of snow removal vehicles.


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    Title :

    Specification Guide for Snow Removal Vehicles for Rail Transit Systems


    Contributors:
    C. King (author) / J. Baker (author)

    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    175 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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