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Technical Reports
U. S. Transit Track Restraining Rail Volume I, Study of Requirements and Practices
Keywords: Check Rail, Guard Rail, Track Design, Construction, Maintenance, Rail Lubrication, Track Research
Abstract: This report covers a study of restraining rails in transit track made as part of the current research program of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the U.S....
Technical Reports
Supplemental Standards for Technical Reports and Machine-Readable Products
Keywords: Procedures
Abstract: This document establishes standards and procedures to be followed in the handling of technical reports and machine-readable products prepared by or for the Office of Research and...
Technical Reports
Hopper vs. Tank Car Truck Loads
Keywords: Vibration, Rock and Roll, Bounce, Pitch
Abstract: This report describes the results of tests conducted at the Transportation Test Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado to ascertain differences between the ride characteristics of a...
Technical Reports
Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S.Railway Rolling Stock Volume I: User Guide
Keywords: Engineering Parameters; Freight Vehicles; Locomotives; Passenger Vehicles; Characterization; Freight; Wheel Profiles
Abstract: This report contains engineering parameter descriptions of major and distinctive freight vehicle configurations covering approximately 96% of the U.S. freight vehicle fleet. This...
Technical Reports
Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S.Railway Rolling Stock Volume II: Methodology and Data
Keywords: Freight car; Freight wheels; ladings
Abstract: This report contains engineering parameter descriptions of major and distinctive freight vehicle configurations covering approximately 96% of the U.S. freight vehicle fleet. This...