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May
1979
Technical Reports
JPL Capabilities for the Railroad Wheel Failure Mechanisms and Test Facility Project
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: JPL, Test Facility, Wheel Failure
Abstract: This report denotes the capabilities of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), an operating division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The capabilities are...
Office
RRD
1
May
1979
Technical Reports
Foreign Rail Technology Application Study
Subject
Track,
Evaluation
Keywords: Safety Standards, Buckling Safety, Track Maintenance
Abstract: The problems treated in this report refer to: acceptance conditions for locomotives and cars, safety, construction, and maintenance standards for rails and switches, buckling...
Report Number
DOT-TSC-1554
Office
RRD
1
May
1979
Technical Reports
Tests of the Amtrak SDP-40F Train Consist Conducted on Chessie System Track
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Locomotive Tests, Vehicle/Track Dynamics, Wheel/Rail Loads
Abstract: This report describes tests of an SDP-40F train consist conducted on Chessie System track during June, 1977. The tests consisted of the operation of two typical AMTRAK...
Report Number
FRA-OR&D-79/19
Office
RRD
1
May
1979
Technical Reports
Tests of the Amtrak SDP-40F Train Consist Conducted on Chessie System Track: Executive Brief
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Locomotive Tests, Vehicle/Track Dynamics, Truck/Suspension System
Abstract: This report describes results of tests of an SDP-40F train consist conducted on Chessie System track during June, 1977. The test consisted of the operation of two test trains...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-79/18
Office
RRD
1
May
1979
Technical Reports
WMATA Rapid Transit Vehicle Engineering Tests
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Evaluation
Keywords: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Rail Rapid Transit Vehicle, Noise, Power Consumption, Vehicle Dynamics
Abstract: This report presents the results of a series of engineering tests carried out on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rapid transit cars from September 1976...
Report Number
UMTA-MA-06-0025-79-14
Office
RRD