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1 Nov 2000

Research Results

Instrumented Wheelset System Results Verified The High Speed Safety Standards

Author
Ali Tajaddini

Subject Track, Track/Train Interactions, Tracks & Structures

Keywords: force verification, instrumented wheelsets, safety , vehicle-track interaction, wheel forces

Report Number
RR00-05
Office
RDI-21

1 Nov 2000

Technical Reports

FRA Two Car Impact Test

Author
Dr. Barrie Brickle

Subject Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment

Keywords: Impact Test, Commuter Rail Passenger Car, Computational and Kinematic Models, Speed

Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, performed a full-scale impact test at the Federal Railroad Administration's...

Report Number
DTFR-53-93-C-0001
Office
RRD

1 Oct 2000

Research Results

Computer Model Developed To Predict Rail Passenger Car Response To Track Geometry

Author
Dr. Magdy El-Sibaie

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: neural network application, railroad passenger car dynamic response, predicting wheel rail forces

Report Number
RR00-04
Office
RDI-21

1 Oct 2000

Technical Reports

Evaluation of Alternative Detection Technologies for Trains and Highway Vehicles at Highway Rail Intersections

Author
Richard P. Reiff, Scott E. Gage

Subject Grade Crossing Technology, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems

Keywords: Detection Systems, Loss of Shunt, Intelligent Traffic Systems

Abstract:

This study evaluated the performance of 5 prototype technologies for detecting trains and other vehicles at grade crossings without the use of track circuits. 

Office
RRD

1 Oct 2000

Technical Reports

The Comparative Wear Performance of Premium and Bainitic Rail Steels under Heavy Axle Loads

Author
Kevin J. Sawley, Rafael Jimenez

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Pearlitic Steel, Bainitic Steel, Wear Analysis

Abstract: The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads has conducted wear tests on a range of rail steels in a 5-degree curve at...

Report Number
R-941
Office
RRD