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1
Jul
1978
Technical Reports
Engineering Data on Selected High Speed Passenger Trucks
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Sprung Mass, Unsprung Mass, Stiffness, Damping, Passenger Car
Abstract:
The purpose of this Project is to compile a list of high speed truck engineering parameters for characterization in dynamic performance modeling activities. Data tabulations...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/29
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1978
Technical Reports
Development of Techniques and Data for Evaluating Ride Quality Volume II: Ride Quality Research
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
Dec
1977
Technical Reports
Energy Intensity of Intercity Passenger Rail
Subject
Environmental Protection,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Energy Intensity of Intercity Rail; Energy Efficiency; Transportation Energy; Energy Collservation
Abstract: This research report deals with the Energy Intensity of Intercity Rail Passenger Systems. Included in the energy evaluation are the impacts of operating conditions (speed, load...
Report Number
DOT/RSPD/DPB-50-78/7
Office
RRD
1
Aug
1975
Technical Reports
LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck - Final Design Report
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Ride Quality, Bellcrank, Car/Truck Interface
Abstract: The Vought Systems Division of the LTV Aerospace Corp. (LTV) in association with the Swiss Industrial Company (SlG) of Neuhausen Rhine Falls, Switzerland, has designed,...
Report Number
FRA-OR&D 76-250
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1974
Other Reports
The Impact of the U.S. Energy Situation on High Speed Ground Transportation
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Energy Supply, Intercity Passenger Modes, Alternative Energy
Abstract:
U. S. energy supply issues for the next few decades are summarized with a view toward their impact on high speed ground transportation (HSGT) modes. As background, the energy...
Report Number
MTR-6808
Office
RRD