*FM 55-20
| Field Manual NO. 55-20 |
Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 1 June 2000 |
FM 55-20 |
Rail Transport in a Theater of Operations |
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 - RAIL TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
Section I -- Operations
Railway Service in the Theater
Establishment of Rail Operations
Section II -- Responsibilities
Communications and Automatic Data Processing
Section III -- Organization
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Transportation Railway Battalion (TOE 55916L)
Transportation Railway Operating Company (TOE 55917L)
Transportation Railway Engineering Company (TOE 55918L)
Transportation Railway Equipment Maintenance Company (TOE 55919L)
Chapter 2 - RAILWAY TRAIN OPERATIONS
Chapter 3 - RAIL OPERATIONS IN LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICTS
Chapter 4 - RAIL DISPATCHING OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES
Combined Register of Trains and Comparisons of Watches (DA Form 4090-R)
Single-Track, Double-Track, and Multiple-Track Operations
Orders Affecting Scheduled Trains
Chapter 5 - MAIN LINE OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES
Train Operating Company Personnel
Locomotive Instruments and Controls
Chapter 6 - YARD AND TERMINAL OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES
Tracks and Yard Characteristics
Yard Personnel Duties and Responsibilities
Chapter 7 - RAILWAY STRUCTURE, RECONNAISSANCE, CONSTRUCTION, AND REHABILITATION
Chapter 8 - RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
Chapter 9 - WRECK CREWS AND EQUIPMENT
Hoisting and Lifting Materials
Chapter 10 - RAIL PLANNING
Railway Equipment Requirements
Appendix A - BLANK LOCALLY REPRODUCIBLE FORMS
Appendix B - RAILWAY PLANNING EXAMPLE
Glossary
Bibliography
Authenication
| Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
*This publication supersedes FM 55-20, 31 October 1986.
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