AREMA 2012 Communications & Signals Manual of Recommended Practices - 5-Volume Set - Released each October - Annual Publication - American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association - Comunicações e Sinalizações Manual de Práticas Recomendadas - Conjunto de 5 Volume - Lançado sempre em Outubro - Publicação Anual - Associação Americanade Engenharia e Manutenção Ferroviária

There are many Revised Manual Parts in the 2012 Edition of the Manual. The Revised Parts also features a new look with an updated font. The Communications & Signals Manual is a manual of recommended practice written by AREMA technical committees in the interest of establishing uniformity, promoting safety or efficiency and economy.

Section 24 – Positive Train Control added in 2011.

Individual Sections available for purchase.

Volume 1:

Section 1 - Administrative & General

Section 2 - Railroad Signal Systems

Section 3 - Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems

Volume 2:

Section 4 - Yard Systems

Section 5 - Defect Detection Systems

Section 6 - Relays

Section 7 - Signals

Section 8 - Track Circuits

Volume 3:

Section 9 - Power Supply

Section 10 - Wire & Cable

Section 11 - Circuit Protection

Section 12 - Switches

Section 13 - Mechanical

Volume 4:

Section 14 - Electrical Devices, Foundations, Hardware

Section 15 - Materials

Section 16 - Vital Circuit & Software Design

Section 17 - Quality Principles

Volume 5:

Section 18 - Inside Plant

Section 19 - Electrical Protection

Section 20 - Inductive Interference

Section 21 - Data Transmission

Section 22 - Radio

Section 23 - Communication-Based Signaling

Section 24 - Positive Train Control

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