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Technical Reports
Instrumented Wheelset Test: Material Handling Cars in Service from New York City to Chicago
Keywords: Vehicle/Track Interaction Safety Limits, Vertical Carbody Acceleration, Wheel Unloading
Abstract: Vehicle performance tests were conducted on empty 1400-series Amtrak Material Handling Cars (MHC) from Albany, New York, to Chicago, Illinois. TTCI used its 33-inch instrumented...
Technical Reports
Catalog of "Common Use" Rail Corridors
Keywords: Heavy axle load, stiffness,
Abstract: This report is a catalog of 'common use' rail corridors. These are defined as corridors where non-Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)-compliant light rail or rail rapid transit...
Technical Reports
Vertical Track Modulus in Plastic Composite Tie Test Zones at FAST
Keywords: Heavy axle load, stiffness,
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center (TTCI) conducted vertical track modulus tests on existing plastic composite tie test zones on the High Tonnage Loop (HTL) at the Federal Railroad...
Technical Reports
Safety of Railroad Passenger Vehicle Dynamics: OMNISIM Simulation and Test Correlations of Passenger Rail Cars
Keywords: Passenger rail vehicles, OMNISIM
Abstract: The purpose of the work is to validate the safety assessment methodology previously developed for passenger rail vehicle dynamics, which requires the application of simulation...
Technical Reports
Wheel Rail Forces Measured Under Severe Track Geometry Alignment Variations
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Response, Track Perturbations, Lateral/Vertical Wheel/Truck Forces
Abstract: This report describes a series of vehicle track interaction tests conducted from October 1984 to December 1984, under the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Improved Track...