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20 Feb 2013

Technical Reports

Characterization of Railroad Bridge Service Interruptions

Author
Richard Joy, Mary Clara Jones, Duane Otter, and Luis Maal

Subject Bridge and Structures Safety, Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: bridge problems, risk control matrix, Railroad Bridge Service Interruption Database

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc., to study bridge problems that cause accidents or service interruptions and to use this...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/05
Office
RRD

5 Feb 2013

Technical Reports

800,000-Pound Quasi-Static End Load Test of Crash Energy Management Equipped Car, Test 2

Author
Robert H. Fries, Lucy Tunna, Satima Anankitpaiboon, and Luis Maal

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment, Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Quasi-static test

Abstract: This report summarizes compressive end-load Test 2 on Budd Pioneer Car 244. The quasi-static compressive end-load test at 800,000 pounds was conducted on January 19, 2011. The...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/04
Office
RRD

1 Nov 2011

Technical Reports

Rolling Contact Fatigue: A Comprehensive Review

Author
Eric E. Magel

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Rolling contact fatigue; RCF; rail gauge corner cracking; wheel tread cracking; monitoring RCF; RCF damage model; friction management; rail grinding

Abstract: Rolling contact fatigue (RCF) is a pervasive and insidious problem on all types of railway systems. Although it is a dominant cause of maintenance and replacements on heavy haul...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/24
Office
RRD

1 Sep 2011

Technical Reports

Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Behavior of Bainitic Rail Steels

Author
Heshmat A. Aglan

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: bainitic; pearlitic; manganese rail steels; microstructure-mechanical property relationship; hardness; fracture toughness; fatigue crack growth

Abstract: The microstructure–mechanical properties relationships, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth and fracture surface morphology of J6 bainitic, manganese, and pearlitic rail...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/17
Office
RRD

1 Dec 2003

Technical Reports

Gage Restraint Measurement System Comparison Tests: Railbound and Hi-Rail Vehicles

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; John Chorros; Ted Sussman; Mahmood Fateh; Erik Curtis

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Gage widening, Fasteners

Abstract: Compartive tests were conducted to evaluate the gage restraint measurements system (GRMS) testing capabilities of a railbound GRMS vehicle, Federal Railroad Administraion's (FRA's...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/29