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1
Nov
1978
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II- Introductory Report
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Railroad Technology, Track-Train Dynamics, Freight Car Truck Design, Economics
Abstract: The Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II is being conducted to establish the performance and cost-effectiveness of premium freight car trucks with reference to the...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/53
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1978
Technical Reports
Effects of Rail Vehicle Size: A Special Bibliography
Subject
Evaluation,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Freight Car, Car Design, Axle Loading, High-Capacity Car, Lateral Dynamics, Rail Stress, Suspension Systems, Abstracts
Abstract: This document contains abstracts of documents related to the size, weight, or length of rail vehicles. These abstracts are drawn from the magnetic tape files of the Railroad...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-79/49
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1978
Technical Reports
Track Geometry Measurement System
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track Geometry Measurement System, Gage, Crosslevel, Superelevation, Warp, Twist, Curvature, Limiting Speed, Track Safety Standards
Abstract: This report describes the Track Geometry Measurement System (TGMS) developed fro the Department of Transportation under contract no. DOT-TSC-1367. This report also contains a...
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1978
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin - Autumn 1978 Volume 5, Number 2
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts, High Speed Ground Transportation
Abstract: This publication contains 1,195 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 466 summaries of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/58
Office
RRD
7
Sep
1978
Technical Reports
The U.S. DOT/TSC Train Performance Simulator
Keywords: Railroad trains, Routing, Simulators, Velocity, Time studies, Rolling friction, Traction, Acceleration, Deceleration, Computer programming, Computerized simulation, Train performance simulators, TPS computer program, Elapsed time
Abstract: A Train Performance Simulator (TPS) is a computer program which simulates the operation of a train over a railway route. It may be used for a variety of purposes to determine the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-77/48
Office
RDI-20