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Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin - Spring 1976 Volume 3, Number 1
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts
Abstract: This publication contains 1,110 abstracts of journal articles and research reports selected by RRIS from current railroad literature and 418 summaries of ongoing research...
Technical Reports
Finite Element Analysis of Railway Track Support System Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program - User's Manual
Keywords: Conventional Railway Track Support System; Finite Element Method; Structural Model
Abstract: A computer program for the finite element analysis of conventional railway track support systems has been developed. This report details a User's Manual and a Program Listing of...
Technical Reports
Track Support Systems Parameter Study- Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program
Keywords: Conventional Railway Track Support Systems; Ballast; Subballast; Subgrade; Transient Response; Structural Model; Track
Abstract: A finite element structural analysis model for conventional railway track support systems (CRTSS) has previously been developed. This study includes parameter studies and...
Technical Reports
Freight Car Truck Design Optimization: Truck Economic Data Collection and Analysis
Keywords: Freight Car Truck Operating Costs, Freight Car Economic Model, Freight Car Truck Economic Data Collection
Abstract: A first interim report covering the development of the TDOP economic methodology was published by the Federal Railroad Administration in April 1975. It contains the truck...
Technical Reports
Report on the Regulatory Reform Provisions of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
Keywords: 4R Act, ICC, Reforms, Rate Related Changes, Non-rate Related Changes
Abstract: This report discusses the regulatory reform provisions of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (4R Act), how the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) has...