Publications &
Products

AREMA provides a comprehensive suite of technical publications, reference tools, and resources that support your engineering work and professional development. This includes access to recommended practices, reference materials, and plans produced by the AREMA Technical Committees. In addition to these resources, the AREMA Marketplace offers branded gear that reflects your connection to the rail community.

Manual for Railway Engineering

Railway engineering reference material and recommended practices for the industry. It contains principles, data, specifications, plans and economics pertaining to engineering, design and construction.

Communications & Signals Manual

Recommended practices representing current signal practices for new installations and for replacement on existing installations when general renewal or replacement is to be made. It is written in the interest of establishing uniformity, promoting safety or efficiency and economy.

Bridge Inspection Handbook

The Bridge Inspection Handbook© provides a comprehensive source of information, criteria and is also a guide to establish best practices and policies relative to the assessment of railway bridge inspections. 

Practical Guide to Railway Engineering

The Practical Guide to Railway Engineering 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. Photographs, diagrams and sketches are included throughout the book. 

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.

Proceedings

The Proceedings contain all technical papers and presentations presented at the Annual Conferences and Symposiums. AREMA members have complimentary access to the online Proceedings as a member benefit.

AREMA/NSBA Collaboration Document

The AREMA/NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration Guideline provides a supplementary resource for project teams that elaborate on design, fabrication, and construction of steel railroad bridges.

Other

Additional publications/historical information.

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