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Jan
1981
Technical Reports
Rail Electromagnetic Compatibility Locomotive Volume 2, Summary of E-60 CP Road Test Electromagnetic Emission Measurements
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Emission Measurements, Testing, Field Strength Testing
Abstract: Results of electromagnetic emission measurements performed on an E-60 locomotive during a revenue service run from Washington, D.C ., to New Haven, Connecticut, and back are...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/66.2
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1981
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Performance Characterization of Type I Freight Car Trucks
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Freight Operations
Keywords: Standard Trucks, Performance Regimes, Performance Characteristics, Lateral Stability, Trackability, Ride Quality, Steady State Curve Negotiation
Abstract: TDOP/Phase II is part of a series of studies being conducted by the FRA to define the engineering options available to the railroad industry to improve the efficiency and...
Report Number
FRA/ORD 81/10
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1980
Technical Reports
Users' Manual for Linear Freight Car Forced Lateral Response Analysis Computer Program
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Modeling, Computer Simulation
Abstract: This manual documents a FORTRAN IV computer program that solves for the forced lateral sinusoidal and random response of a linear, 9 degree-of freedom freight car. The vehicle...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/85
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1980
Technical Reports
Assessment of Locomotive Crew In-Cab Occupational Noise Exposure
Subject
Occupational Noise Exposure,
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)
Keywords: Safety Assessment, Simplified Testing, In-Cab Sound Level
Abstract: The railroad industry, unlike most other U.S. industries, is not subject to the safety regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Instead, railroad workers...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/91
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1980
Other Reports
Design Feasibility Study for Modifying an Existing Heavy Rapid Rail Truck to a Steerable Configuration
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: PATCO System, Urban Rail, Structural Analysis
Abstract: [From the Executive Summary] The objective of this program is to determine the feasibility of modifying an existing urban rail vehicle truck to a steerable configuration for the...
Report Number
DOT-TSC-UM104-PM-80-49
Office
RRD