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Nov
1981
Technical Reports
Testing a New Method of Railroad Data Transmission
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Railcar Fault Conditions, Hazard Detection, Waveguide
Abstract: Commonwealth Research Corporation developed the concept of an onboard diagnostic system for monitoring railroad-car fault conditions. It consists of onboard sensors and onboard...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/89
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1981
Technical Reports
Concrete and Wood Tie Performance Through 425 MGT
Subject
Track
Keywords: Ballast, Clip fall-out, Clip Load, Concrete Ties, Insulator, Lateral Restraint, Pad Hardness, Rail Fasteners, Tie Bending Moment, Tie Pad, Wood Ties
Abstract: This study is the third in a series which has reviewed the performance of concrete and wood tie track at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST). It presents an...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81/06
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1981
Technical Reports
A Low Cost Catenary Design-Analysis: Final Report, Tasks 1 & 2
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Railroad Electrification System, Contact Conductor, Traveller/Conductor Design, Dynamic Analysis
Abstract: A new system of railroad electrification has been studied that requires only a single contact conductor as opposed to the conventional catenary system. Preliminary designs for...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/73
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1981
Technical Reports
Engineering Analysis of Stresses in Railroad Rails
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Rail Joints, Head/Web Separations, Flexural Stresses, Plastic Flow, Transverse Fissure, Bolt Hole Cracks
Abstract: One portion of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Track Performance Improvement Program is the development of engineering and analytic techniques required for the...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/51
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1981
Technical Reports
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority No. 12 Orange Line Vehicle Evaluation
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Evaluation
Keywords: Rapid Transit Vehicles, Performance, Ride Quality, Interior Noise, Brake Squeal
Abstract: This report presents the results of an engineering evaluation of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's No. 12 Orange Line rapid transit cars, accomplished at the...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81-12
Office
RRD