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1
Aug
1981
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Performance Specification for Type II Freight Car Trucks
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Performance Regimes, Performance Characteristics, Lateral Stability, Trackability, Ride Quality, Steady State Curve Negotiation
Abstract: One of the important goals of the Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II is to provide the railroad industry with a basis for performance specifications for the new...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/36-I
Office
RRD
1
Aug
1981
Technical Reports
User's Guide: SPAR 11 Structural Analysis Finite Element Program (Including Graphics), For Use on a DEC-2050 Computer System
Subject
Program Evaluation
Keywords: AUS Processor, ELD Processor, Interactive Graphics, PLOT 12 Program, TAB Processor
Abstract: SPAR 11 is a version of Level 11 of the SPAR program, as modified and enhanced for the Association of American Railroads. The enhancements are in the area of interactive use and...
Report Number
R-489
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1981
Technical Reports
Rerouting and Speed Reduction of Hazardous Material Trains in Selected Conrail Corridors
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Abstract: Rerouting and speed reduction of trains carrying hazardous materials shipments are analyzed so as to determine effects on railroad operations and costs and population exposure. A...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/TSC-1807
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1981
Technical Reports
Urban Rail Noise Abatement Program Digest
Subject
Train Horn Noise
Keywords: Urban Rail, Noise Reduction, Development Projects
Abstract: The Urban Rail Noise Abatement Program provides a systematic approach to solving the urban transit noise problem. This approach has resulted in comprehensive scientific research...
Report Number
UMTA-MA-06-0099-80-3
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1981
Technical Reports
Improving Railroad Technology : A Directory of Research and Development Projects of the Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract: The FRA's Research and Development program has as its goals near-term improvements in products and processes which would enhance safety, improvements in the economic viability and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-81/14
Office
RDI-20