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1
Mar
1978
Technical Reports
14th Annual Railroad Engineering Conference Proceedings, "R&D and Railroading: 1977"
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Railroad Technology, Technical Proceedings
Abstract: This report constitutes the proceedings of the three day railroad engineering conference held at the University of Southern Colorado on October 18-20, 1977. Conference papers...
Report Number
FRA/ORD
Office
RRD
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
Dec
1977
Technical Reports
Users' Manual for Asymmetric Wheel/Rail Contact Characterization Program
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Wheel/Rail Geometry, Profile Principle Curvature, Wheel Profile, Wheelset, Rail Profile, Quasi-Linearization
Abstract: Wheel/rail geometric constraint relationships, such as the effective conicity and gravitational stiffness, strongly influence the lateral dynamics of railway vehicles. The...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/05
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1977
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin - Autumn 1977 Volume 4, Number 2
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, High Speed Ground Transportation, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts
Abstract: This publication contains 1,269 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 581 summaries of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/66
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1977
Technical Reports
The Energy and Environmental Impact of Railroad Electrification
Subject
Environmental Protection
Keywords: Railroad Electrification, Envrionmental Impact, Energy
Abstract: This report describes the potential effects of railroad electrification for high traffic density lines in the United States. Two high traffic density groupings of routes are...
Report Number
MTR-7594
Office
RRD