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1
Jun
1993
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail System. Volume 2. Appendices.
Keywords: Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF); Static (dc) Magnetic Field; Alternating Field (ac); Extremely Low Frequency (ELF); Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Abstract: The 51 appendices contain a detailed reporting of the magnetic field characteristics measured onboard the WMATA Metrorail and near associated facilities. The data have been...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/04.II
Office
RDI-20
1
Jun
1993
Technical Reports
Laboratory Fatigue Testing of Selected Welded and Bolted Aluminum Connections for Freight Car Design
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Fatigue Properties, S-N Diagram, Modified Goodman Diagram
Abstract: This report describes the tests conducted to determine the fatigue properties of joints and construction details in aluminum-bodied freight cars. The tests were conducted at the...
Report Number
R-839
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1993
Technical Reports
Locomotive Control Compartment Safety Program: Locomotive Heavy Axle Load Tests
Subject
Maglev
Keywords: Safety Performance, NUCARS, Vehicle Dynamics, AAR Chapter XI Tests
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a program to evaluate the wheel on rail dynamic safety performance of locomotives with increased cab weight at the Transportation...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-93/02
Office
RRD
15
May
1993
Technical Reports
Hazardous Materials Transportation in Tank Cars: Analysis of Risks- Part I
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: tank cars; risk; population exposure; probability; poison by inhalation materials; accidents; consequence
Abstract: This report covers the development of a methodology to evaluate the potential national public risk arising from the transportation of hazardous materials in tank cars on US...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/34
Office
RDI-20
1
May
1993
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Rail Rollover Derailment Study
Keywords: Gage widening behavior; 125-ton gondola cars & locomotives; Angle of attack; Truck Warp
Abstract: Research conducted by the Association of American Railroads at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado, led to an understanding of the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/12
Office
RDI-20