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26
Jul
1984
Technical Reports
Wayside and Interior Noise From the Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Authority's Vehicle
Subject
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise),
Evaluation
Abstract: The objective of this test was to measure the wayside and interior acoustic noise levels emitted from the TRI-MET vehicle for a comparison with TRI-MET Light Rail Vehicle...
Report Number
TTC-015
Office
RRD
26
Jul
1984
Technical Reports
Tri-County Authority Light Rail Vehicle : Friction Brake Modifications
Subject
Braking Systems,
Evaluation
Abstract: In December 1983 a prototype of Portland, Oregon 1 s Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Authority (TRI-MET) light rail vehicle was sent to the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo,...
Report Number
TTC-016
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1984
Technical Reports
Analysis of Rail Defect Data From the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Inspection Strategy, Defect Clusters, Defect Occurrence
Abstract: Rail descriptive and defect occurrence information from the Burlington Northern and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads is given and analyzed. Track data includes information...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-84/06
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1984
Other Reports
Accident Severity Prediction Formula for Rail-Highway Crossings
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Accident Reduction
Abstract: This report describes the development of formulas which predict the severity of accidents at public rail-highway crossings. They employ the previously developed DOT accident...
Report Number
DOT-TSC-FHWA-84-l
1
Jun
1984
Technical Reports
Temperatures, Pressures, and Liquid Levels of Tank Cars Engulfed in Fires : Volume 1, Results of Parametric Analyses
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: tank cars; hazardous materials; tank car isulation; safety relief valves
Abstract: An analytical procedure has been developed for calculating the effects of fire on a railroad tank car containing a hazardous material. The procedure was developed so that the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-84/08.I
Office
RRD