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7
Oct
1977
Technical Reports
Structural Adequacy of Freight Car Truck Castings and Wheels
Keywords: Railroad cars, Freight cars, Fatigue(Materials), Castings, Wheels, Loads(Forces), Fatigue life, Cracking(Fracturing), Failure, Safety, Reliability, Standards, Fatigue strength at N cycles, Railroad trucks, Fatigue standards, Safety standards
Abstract: The structural adequacy of freight car truck castings and wheels to resist fatigue damage is reviewed. The environmental load data described in an earlier report under this...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-77/51
Office
RDI-20
5
Oct
1977
Reports to Congress
The Impact of the 4-R Act Railroad Ratemaking Provisions
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Rate Regulations, Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, RRRR, Cost Analysis
Abstract: On February 5, 1976, Congress enacted Public Law 94-210, the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (4-R Act). Among the more important objectives of this Act...
1
Oct
1977
Technical Reports
Test Train Program- Ninth Progress Report
Subject
Track/Train Interactions,
Evaluation
Keywords: Track Geometry Measurement, Rail research Data Collection, FAST, LWFC Testing, Ride Quality, Automated Wayside Inspection
Abstract: This report describes progress on the Engineering and Test Support Services for Railroad Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, Processing and Evaluation Program from 1 July 1976...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78-23
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1977
Technical Reports
Northeast Corridor Improvement Project- Task 202: Concrete Tie Cost and Performance for Track Structures
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Northeast Corridor Improvement Project, Wood Ties, Concrete Ties, Track Structures, Track Laying System
Abstract: As a result of a survey of the Northeast Corridor, it was determined that 1,100 miles of track require upgrading to meet the trip-time goals set forth in the Railroad...
Report Number
FRA-NECPO-77-2
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1977
Reports to Congress
1976 Annual Report by the President : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Subject
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Statutory Mandates
Abstract: A summary of the Federal Actions to Improve Railroad Safety during Calendar Year 1976and the Status and Results Thereof