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Oct
1980
Technical Reports
Track Renewal System and Wood Tie Reuse Analysis
Keywords: Track Renewal Systems, Track Renewal Machines, Track Maintenance, Economics of Track Maintenance, Wood Tie Reuse
Abstract: This report presents the results of an analytical study of the technical and economic feasibility of applying the track renewal method of railroad track maintenance in the United...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/63
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1980
Technical Reports
Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Advanced Braking and Coupling Systems
Subject
Braking Systems,
Evaluation
Keywords: Freight Car, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Maintenance
Abstract: This report presents an evaluation of the costs and benefits of sixteen advanced railroad braking and coupling systems. Most of the benefits result from improved classification...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/49
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1980
Technical Reports
Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium
Subject
Freight Operations,
Evaluation
Keywords: Vehicle Design, Derailment, Hopper Car, Tank Car, Economics, Safety, High-Capacity Car, High Axle Load
Abstract: An investigation is made into the effects of the size, weight, and length of freight cars on the safety and efficiency of U.S. rail transportation. A review is made of the...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-79/56
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1980
Technical Reports
Plate Instrumented Wheelsets for Measurement of Wheel/Rail Forces
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Rail/Vehicle Dynamics, Locomotive Strain Gauges, Wheel/Rail Forces
Abstract: Strain gauge instrumented wheelsets are an important research tool in experimental rail vehicle testing. This report expounds the principle of operation of the instrumented plate...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/58
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1980
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin: Autumn 1980 - Volume 7, Number 2
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, High Speed Ground Transportation, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts
Abstract: This publication contains 1,215 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 403 summaries of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD 80/83
Office
RRD