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1 Mar 1978

Technical Reports

14th Annual Railroad Engineering Conference Proceedings, "R&D and Railroading: 1977"

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Best Practices

Keywords: Railroad Technology, Technical Proceedings

Abstract:

This report constitutes the proceedings of the three day railroad engineering conference held at the University of Southern Colorado on October 18-20, 1977. Conference papers...

Report Number
FRA/ORD
Office
RRD

1 Mar 1978

Technical Reports

Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program: Technology Review - Wheels, Axles, Couplers

Author
Michael Bellovin, Andre L. DeVilliers, Arthur L. Dow

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Rail Vehicle, Railcar Wheels, Railcar Axles, Railcar Couplers

Abstract:

The status of two foreign rail technologies is analyzed in this report. The two technologies are Wheels and Automatic Couplers. The wheel development program for the French TGV...

Report Number
ARE/ORD-79/45
Office
RRD

1 Feb 1978

Historical Documents

Two-Year Report on the Northeast Corridor

Subject Amtrak

Keywords: Two-Year Report on the Northeast Corridor

1 Feb 1978

Technical Reports

A Structural Survey of Classes of Vehicles for Crashworthiness

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Keywords: Crashworthiness; Crash Scenario; Structural Analysis; Dynamics

Abstract: This document reviews three phases of a study conducted to evaluate and improve the crashworthiness of passenger carrying vehicles in intercity service. Phase I surveyed the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-79/13
Office
RDI-20

1 Feb 1978

Technical Reports

Development of Techniques and Data for Evaluating Ride Quality Volume II: Ride Quality Research

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; R.D. Pepler; L.L Vallerie; I.D. Jacobson; R.W. Barber; L.G. Richards

Subject Passenger Rail, Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Ride quality, Passenger comfort

Abstract: Ride-quality models for city buses and intercity trains are presented and discussed in terms of their ability to predict passenger comfort and ride acceptability. This, the second...

Report Number
DOT-TS-RSPD-77-1. II