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1 Aug 1975

Technical Reports

Locomotive to Automobile Baseline Crash Tests

Author
R. L. Anderson

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment

Keywords: Grade Crossing Impacts, Automobile Tests, High Speed Impact

Abstract:

Four Locomotive to Automobile Crash tests were performed by the Dynamic Science Division of Ultrasystems at DOT's High Speed Ground Test Center under contract to the...

Report Number
FRA-OR&D-76-03
Office
RRD

1 Aug 1975

Technical Reports

LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck - Final Design Report

Author
H. M. Bumgardner Jr., F. E. Dean, V. W. Hall II

Subject High-Speed Passenger Rail, Passenger Rail

Keywords: Ride Quality, Bellcrank, Car/Truck Interface

Abstract: The Vought Systems Division of the LTV Aerospace Corp. (LTV) in association with the Swiss Industrial Company (SlG) of Neuhausen Rhine Falls, Switzerland, has designed,...

Report Number
FRA-OR&D 76-250
Office
RRD

1 Aug 1975

Technical Reports

LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck Test - Volume I

Author
H. M. Bumgardner, F. E. Dean, A. W. Johnston

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Test Plan, Procedures, Test Specimen, VSD/SIG Trucks

Abstract: This report presents the test plan and results for Phase II tests of the LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck. This report is submitted to the Department of Transportation/Federal Railroad...

Report Number
FRA-OR&D 76-251
Office
RRD

1 Aug 1975

Technical Reports

Parametric Analyis of Railway Line Capacity

Author
John C. Prokopy, Richard B. Rubin

Subject Operating Practices

Keywords: Railroad Operations, Simulation Models

Abstract: The problem of analyzing the capability of a rail line to absorb additional traffic has become increasingly important recently as various means of consolidating and expanding...

Report Number
FRA-OPPD-75-1
Office
RRD

1 Jul 1975

Technical Reports

Describing Function Techniques for the Non-Linear Analysis of the Dynamics of a Rail Vehicle Wheelset

Author
Devendra P. Garg

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Rail Systems Dynamics, Describing Function Analysis, Hunting

Abstract: The describing function method of analysis is applied to investigate the influence of parametric variations on wheelset critical velocity. In addition, the relationship between...

Report Number
FRA-OR&D-75-83
Office
RRD