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1 Dec 1991

Technical Reports

Fatigue Defect Origination and Growth Experiment

Author
Paul Clayton, Glenn Brave

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Rail Steel, Shell, Detail Fracture, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, Shell Index

Abstract: Between 1985-87 a number of different rail steels were tested at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) in the High Tonnage Loop using 100-ton capacity cars. Fatigue...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-91/18
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1991

Technical Reports

FAST/HAL Rail Performance Experiment and Overview

Author
Glenn Brave, Jon Hannafious, Roger Steele

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment, Evaluation

Keywords: Rail Fatigue, Rail Wear, Rail Grinding, Rail Welding, MGT, Heavy Axle Load, High Tonnage Loop

Abstract: The Rail Performance Experiment, conducted at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado, was performed to evaluate the effect of...

Report Number
FRA ORD-91/24
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1991

Technical Reports

FAST/HAL Turnout and Frog Performance Tests

Author
David Read, Jon Hannafious

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment, Evaluation

Keywords: Components, Maintenance, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, Heavy Axle Load

Abstract: Turnouts on the High Tonnage Loop were monitored for component failures and maintenance demand during 160 MGT of Heavy Axle Load operation at the Transportation Test Center,...

Report Number
FRA\ORD-91\25
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1991

Technical Reports

Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Train Dynamic and Train Mobility Evaluation

Author
Eric Bier, David Brabb, Dominic DiBrito, Robert Martin

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment

Keywords: Chapter XI, Train Handing, Track Worthiness, Safety Performance

Abstract:

Tests were performed on the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison (PKRG) Train which included track worthiness, train handling, and train mobility. The track worthiness tests were...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD - 92/23
Office
RRD

1 Oct 1991

Technical Reports

Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test of Engineering Model Maintenance Car

Author
D. BiBrito, B. Whitsitt

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment

Abstract: Tests were performed on the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Maintenance Car {MC), according to specifications in Chapter XI of the AAR's, Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices....

Office
RRD