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Feb
1978
Technical Reports
Self-Synchronous Propulsion System for Rapid Transit Railcars: Advanced Subsystem Development Program Volume II - Detailed Technical Discussion
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Electronic Vehicle Guidance, Rail Rapid Transit, Train Performance
Abstract: Development of the Self-Synchronous Propulsion System was conducted under the Advanced Subsystem Development Program (ASDP), which is a part of the Urban Rapid Rail Vehicle and...
Report Number
UMTA-IT-06-0026-79-2
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1978
Technical Reports
Self-Synchronous Propulsion System for Rapid Transit Railcars: Advanced Subsystem Development Program Volume I - Program Synthesis
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Electronic Vehicle Guidance, Rail Rapid Transit, Train Performance
Abstract: Development of the Self-Synchronous Propulsion System was conducted under the Advanced Subsystem Development Program (ASDP) , which is a part of the Urban Rapid Rail Vehicle and...
Report Number
UMTA-IT-06-0026-79-1
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1978
Technical Reports
Technical Documentation, Locomotive Response Model
Subject
Track/Train Interactions,
Evaluation
Keywords: Dynamic Response, Mathematical Model, Numerical Integration, Time-Domain Analysis, Tangent Track
Abstract: This report represents the technical manual documentation for the Locomotive Response Model, a mathematical model, for analyzing the dynamic response of a six-axle locomotive on...
Report Number
R-295
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1978
Technical Reports
Nondestructive Measurement of Longitudinal Rail Stresses (Final Report)
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Rail Stress Management, Nondestructive Measurement, Ultrasonic Stress Measurement, Acoustoelasticity, Guided Waves
Abstract: An ultrasonic probe has been designed, evaluated, and shown capable of measuring longitudinal stress changes in railroad rails. The probe utilizes the effect of applied stress on...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/09.1
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1978
Other Reports
A New Approach to Railroad Cost Estimation
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Service Quality, Ride Quality, Economic Analysis, Econometric Estimation Process
Abstract: Cost functions for railroad firms are an important element of management decision-making. They are also a principal basis for regulatory policy. Standard ICC cost-finding...
Report Number
DOT-OS-70061
Office
RRD