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1 Nov 1978

Technical Reports

Effects of Rail Vehicle Size: A Special Bibliography

Author
Railroad Research Information Service

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 May 1978

Technical Reports

Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program

Author
Andre L. DeVilliers, Arthur L. Dow, R.B. Watson, L.T. Klauder, Richard Uher

Subject Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Rail Tracks, Rail Vehicle Suspension, Radial Tracks, Carbody Construction, Finite Element Analysis

Abstract: The status of two foreign rail technologies is analyzed in this second of four semiannual reports. The two technologies are Trucks and Carbody Construction. Trucks are discussed...

Report Number
FRA/ORD- 78/38
Office
RRD

1 Feb 1978

Technical Reports

Development of Techniques and Data for Evaluating Ride Quality Volume II: Ride Quality Research

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; R.D. Pepler; L.L Vallerie; I.D. Jacobson; R.W. Barber; L.G. Richards

Subject Passenger Rail, Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Ride quality, Passenger comfort

Abstract: Ride-quality models for city buses and intercity trains are presented and discussed in terms of their ability to predict passenger comfort and ride acceptability. This, the second...

Report Number
DOT-TS-RSPD-77-1. II

1 Feb 1978

Technical Reports

Technical Documentation, Locomotive Response Model

Author
E. H. Chang, V. K. Garg, P. W. Hartmann

Subject Track/Train Interactions, Evaluation

Keywords: Dynamic Response, Mathematical Model, Numerical Integration, Time-Domain Analysis, Tangent Track

Abstract: This report represents the technical manual documentation for the Locomotive Response Model, a mathematical model, for analyzing the dynamic response of a six-axle locomotive on...

Report Number
R-295
Office
RRD

1 Dec 1977

Technical Reports

An Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Concrete Cross Tie and Fastener Loads

Author
Robert H. Prause, Harold D. Harrison, James C. Kennedy, Robert C. Arnlund

Subject Evaluation, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Track Loading, Track Instrumentation, Track Design, Concrete Cross Ties, Track Components

Abstract:

This report has been prepared as part of the Improved Track Structures Research Program sponsored by the Office of Rail Safety Research of the Federal Railroad Administration....

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/71
Office
RRD