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1 Jan 1979

Historical Documents

Final Report to Congress on the Amtrak Route System

Subject Amtrak

Keywords: Final Report to Congress on the Amtrak Route System (Jan 1979)

1 Jan 1979

Historical Documents

Northeast Corridor Improvement Project - Redirection Study

Subject Amtrak

Keywords: Northeast Corridor Improvement Project - Redirection Study

1 Dec 1978

Technical Reports

Measurement of Friction Snubber Forces in Freight Car Trucks

Author
Klaus L. Cappel

Subject Track/Train Interactions, Evaluation

Keywords: Freight Car Trucks, Friction Snubbing, Truck Design Optimization Project

Abstract: The report describes the design and construction of a set of transducers intended to measure the normal forces (column loads) and friction forces applied by the four friction...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-78-69
Office
RRD

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 Sep 1978

Historical Documents

Evaluation Report of The Secretary of Transportation's Preliminary Recommendations on Amtrak's Route Structure

Subject Amtrak

Keywords: Evaluation Report of The Secretary of Transportation's Preliminary Recommendations on Amtrak's Route Structureq