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2021 Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) – Annual Publication Released Every April 2021 Publications Order Form 1 of 10 PUBLICATIONS ORDER FORM 2021 Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) – Annual Publication released every April The Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) is an annual publication released every April. The Manual consists of more than 5,000 pages of railway engineering reference material, the recommended practices for the industry. It contains principles, data, specifications, plans and economics pertaining to the engineering, design and construction of the fixed plant of railways (except signals and communications), 2021 and allied services and facilities. The material is developed by AREMA technical committees and is published as a guide to railways in establishing their individual policies and practices relative to the subjects, activities and facilities covered in the Manual, with the aim of assisting them to engineer and construct a railway plant which will have inherent qualities of safe and economical operation as well as low maintenance cost. Chapters are grouped into four general categories, each in a separate volume: Track, Structures, Infrastructure and Passenger, and Systems Management. The Manual is available in print or downloadable format. Individual Chapters are also available in downloadable, PDF format. Member Non-Member Publication Title Price Price Quantity 2021 Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) – Complete Print Set $960 $1,470 Electronic Download (Single User) [Contact us for multi-user license fees] $920 $1,430 Combination Set – Print and Electronic Download $1,655 $2,465 2021 Print Revisions $420 $600 2020 Print Revisions $120 $250 2019 Print Revisions $120 $250 SUPER COMBO (MRE and Portfolio of Trackwork Plans) Add a Track Portfolio as a companion to your Manual for Railway Engineering at a special discounted combination price. MRE and Portfolio of Trackwork Plans - Downloadable PDF $1,580 $2,330 MRE and Portfolio of Trackwork Plans - Print Set $1,830 $2,660 MRE and Portfolio of Trackwork Plans - Combination Set (Print & Downloadable PDF) $3,055 $4,370 Prices effective April 11, 2021. (Prices subject to change.) 2021 Publications Order Form 2 of 10 2021 Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) – Individual/Downloadable Chapters in PDF format. Member Non-Member Member Non-Member Publication Title Price Price Quantity Publication Title Price Price Quantity VOLUME 1 – TRACK Ch. 12 – Rail Transit $220 $290 Ch. 1 – Roadway and Ballast $220 $290 Ch. 14 – Yards and $220 $290 Ch. 4 – Rail $220 $290 Terminals Ch. 17 – High Speed Rail $220 $290 Ch. 5 – Track $220 $290 Systems Ch. 30 – Ties $220 $290 Ch. 18 – Light Density $220 $290 and Short Line Railways VOLUME 2 – STRUCTURES Ch. 27 – Maintenance of Ch. 7 – Timber Structures $220 $290 $220 $290 Way Work Equipment Ch. 8 – Concrete Structures $220 $290 Ch. 33 – Electrical And Foundations $220 $290 Ch. 9 – Seismic Design Energy Utilization $220 $290 for Railway Structures VOLUME 4 – SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT Ch. 10 – Structures, Ch. 2 – Track Measuring Maintenance and $220 $290 $220 $290 Construction Systems Ch. 15 – Steel Structures $220 $290 Ch. 13 – Environmental $220 $290 VOLUME 3 – INFRASTRUCTURE AND PASSENGER Ch. 16 – Economics of Ch. 6 – Buildings and Railway Engineering and $220 $290 $220 $290 Support Facilities Operations Ch. 11 – Commuter and I $220 $290 Intercity Rail Systems Ch. 28 – Clearances $220 $290 AREMA Scale Handbook - $150 $150 2020 Edition 2020 Portfolio of Trackwork Plans – The Portfolio of Trackwork Plans consists of plans and specifications that relate to the design, details, materials and workmanship for switches, frogs, turnouts & crossovers, crossings, rails and other special trackwork. This is a companion volume to the Manual for Railway Engineering. The Portfolio is available in print and downloadable format. Member Non-Member Publication Title Price Price Quantity 2020 Portfolio of Trackwork Plans Plans and specifications of switches, frogs, turnouts & crossovers, crossings, rails, special track work. A companion to the AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering. Complete Print Set $1,090 $1,490 Combination Set - Print and Electronic Download $1,745 $2,380 Electronic Download (single user) [Contact us for multi-user license fees] $825 $1,125 2020 Print Revisions $225 $350 2018 Print Revisions $150 $250 Prices effective April 11, 2021. (Prices subject to change.) 2021 Publications Order Form 3 of 10 2021 Communications & Signals Manual of Recommended Practices - Annual Publication released every January The Communications & Signals Manual is an annual publication released every January. It is a manual of recommended practice written by AREMA technical committees in the interest of establishing 2021 uniformity, promoting safety or efficiency and economy. This Manual offers recommendations representing current signal practices for new installations and for replacement on existing installations when general renewal or replacement is to be made. The Manual is available in print or downloadable format. Individual Sections are also available in downloadable, PDF format. Member Non-Member Publication Title Price Price Quantity 2021 Communications & Signals Manual of Recommended Practices -- Complete Print Set $920 $1,430 Electronic Download (Single User) [Contact us for multi-user license fees] $860 $1,370 Combination Set (Print and Electronic Download) $1,550 $2,365 2021 Print Revisions $420 $600 2020 Print Revisions $120 $250 2019 Print Revisions $120 $250 2021 Communications & Signals Manual --Individual Section Sales/Downloadable Sections in PDF format. Member Non-Mem- Member Non-Mem- Publication Title Price ber Price Quantity Publication Title Price ber Price Quantity VOLUME 1 Sec. 12 – Switches $220 $290 Sec. 1 – Administrative and $220 $290 General Sec. 13 – Mechanical $220 $290 Sec. 2 – Railroad Signal VOLUME 4 $220 $290 Systems Sec. 14 – Electrical Devices, Sec. 3 – Highway-Rail Grade $220 $290 Foundations, Hardware $220 $290 Crossing Warning Systems Materials VOLUME 2 Sec. 15 – Materials $220 $290 Sec. 16 – Vital Circuit Sec. 4 – Yard Systems $220 $290 $220 $290 and Software Design Sec. 5 – Defect Detection $220 $290 Sec. 17 – Quality Systems $220 $290 Principles Sec. 6 – Relays $220 $290 VOLUME 5 Sec. 7 – Signals $220 $290 Sec. 19 – Electrical $220 $290 Sec. 8 – Track Circuits $220 $290 Protection Sec. 20 – Inductive $220 $290 VOLUME 3 Interference Sec. 9 – Power Supply $220 $290 Sec. 21 – Data Transmission $220 $290 Sec. 10 – Wire and Cable $220 $290 Sec. 22 – Radio $220 $290 Sec. 24 – Positive Train $220 $290 Sec. 11 – Circuit Protection $220 $290 Control Prices effective April 11, 2021. (Prices subject to change.) 2021 Publications Order Form 4 of 10 Practical Guide to Railway Engineering -Third Edition The Practical Guide to Railway Engineering, Third Edition is an in-depth and excellent reference tool covering many fundamentals. It covers such topics as: Railway Development, Track Design, Structures & Electrification, Drainage, Communications & Signals, High Speed Rail, Environmental Regulations & Permitting, European Curve & Turnout Mechanics, and much more. The new edition has a fresh look, updated and expanded content with significant enhancements to the photographs, diagrams and sketches throughout the book. New additions include: Chapter 10 – Yards and Terminals and Chapter 11 – Government & Regulatory Oversight. The Practical Guide to Railway Engineering is available in a print and USB combination set. Member Non-Member Publication Title Price Price Quantity Practical Guide to Railway Engineering, Third Edition Combination Book/USB $225 $275 Bridge Inspection Handbook -Second Edition 8.5 × 11 SPINE: 0.724 FLAPS: 0 The AREMA Bridge Inspection Handbook© provides a comprehensive BRIDGEBRIDGE source of information, criteria and is also a guide to establish best practices INSPECTIONINSPECTION and policies relative to the assessment of railway bridge inspections. It BRIDGE INSPECTION HANDBOOK BRIDGE INSPECTION HANDBOOK BRIDGE INSPECTION covers such topics as confined spaces, site conditions, loads and forces, HANDBOOKHANDBOOK nomenclature, bridge decks, timber, concrete and steel bridges, movable bridges, tunnel and culvert inspections, and emergency and post- earthquake inspections. The 2nd Edition offers upgraded photographs, diagrams and sketches. Dual units and expanded content have been added throughout the book. 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(Prices subject to change.) 2021 Publications Order Form 5 of 10 International Heavy Haul Association Publications Guidelines to Best Practices for Heavy Haul Railway Operations: Wheel and Rail Interface Issues; Book 1 by the International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) - May 2001 The Wheel/Rail Interface
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