General Guidelines for the Design of Passenger Train Layover Facilities
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General Guidelines for the Design of Passenger Train Layover Facilities

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  • Corporate Creators:
    Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    United States
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
  • Abstract:
    Passenger train layover facilities are provided at the outer terminal of commuter rail lines. Their primary benefit is that they eliminate “deadhead” movements (non-revenue, non-passenger carrying runs) back to a central facility at night and out to the end of the line in the early morning. In addition to providing secure overnight storage of the trainsets, they include an electric power source to maintain heat while the locomotive (the usual power source) is shut down. Minimal servicing is done at layover facilities and is generally limited to topping off locomotive cooling systems, adding lubricating oil, inspections and car cleaning. Toilet dumping facilities should be provided adjacent to the storage tracks to allow discharging on-train lavatory retention tanks. For maintenance functions, a small, heated storage building is required to store material. This building should also include a small office for preparing and filing maintenance reports and health and welfare facilities (toilet, sink, hot water and lockers) for maintainers. The layover facility should also provide a secure (fenced) parking site for the expected number of employees, both operating and maintenance.
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