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1
May
1978
Technical Reports
Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Rail Tracks, Rail Vehicle Suspension, Radial Tracks, Carbody Construction, Finite Element Analysis
Abstract: The status of two foreign rail technologies is analyzed in this second of four semiannual reports. The two technologies are Trucks and Carbody Construction. Trucks are discussed...
Report Number
FRA/ORD- 78/38
Office
RRD
1
May
1978
Technical Reports
Technical Report Passenger Vehicle Braking Study
Subject
Braking Systems
Keywords: Eddy-current, Adhesion/Kinetic Energy Dissipation, Wheel-Slide Protection, Hydrokinetic Brakes, Air Retarder
Abstract: This report is a summary of currently available brake components and braking systems that might be applicable to 150-mph passenger service. The summary includes an analysis of the...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/33
Office
RRD
1
May
1978
Technical Reports
Coupling System Design Optimization - a Survey and Assessment of Automatic Coupling Concepts for Rail Freight Cars, Volume I: Executive Summary
Subject
Evaluation,
Railroad System Issues
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Coupling, Surface Transportation, Mass Transit, Literature Search, Patent Search
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to provide an independent identification, classification, and analysis of significant freight car coupling systems concepts offering potential for...
Report Number
FRA-ORD-78-11, I
Office
RRD
1
May
1978
Technical Reports
Coupling System Design Optimization - A Survey and Assessment of Automatic Coupling Concepts for Rail Freight Cars
Subject
Evaluation,
Railroad System Issues
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Coupling, Surface Transportation, Mass Transit, Literature Search, Patent Search
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to provide an independent identification, classification, and analysis of significant freight car coupling system concepts offering potential for...
Report Number
FRA-ORD-78-11, II
Office
RRD
1
May
1978
Technical Reports
Draft Gear/Cushioning Unit Optimization for Train Action - Interim Report
Subject
Tracks & Structures
Keywords: Buff, Train Action, Cushioning, Couple Force, Modeling, Simulation, Optimization
Abstract: This interim report describes the work done to date under Task 5 - Draft Gear/Cushioning Unit Optimization of the Track Train Dynamics program. Existing analysis tools for...
Report Number
R-308
Office
RRD