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Jan
1981
Technical Reports
Railroad Car Coupling Shock, Vertical Motion, and Roller Bearing Temperature
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Impact Shock
Abstract: Data were collected in a study of railroad car operating environment. Measurements were made on wheel bearing operating temperatures, coupling impact shock, and vertical motion of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/13
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1981
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Performance Characterization of Type I Freight Car Trucks
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Freight Operations
Keywords: Standard Trucks, Performance Regimes, Performance Characteristics, Lateral Stability, Trackability, Ride Quality, Steady State Curve Negotiation
Abstract: TDOP/Phase II is part of a series of studies being conducted by the FRA to define the engineering options available to the railroad industry to improve the efficiency and...
Report Number
FRA/ORD 81/10
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1980
Technical Reports
Performance of a Linear Synchronous Motor with Laminated Track Poles and with Various Misalignments
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Linear Electric Motors, High Speed Ground Transportation, Train Performance
Abstract: A test facility was designed and built to measure the performance of a single-sided high speed homopolar Linear Synchronous Motor with laminated pole pieces over a wide range of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/52-1
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1980
Technical Reports
Performance of a Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor with Solid Back Iron and with Various Misalignments - Volume I
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Linear Electric Motors, High Speed Ground Transportation, Train Performance
Abstract: A test facility was designed and built to measure all aspects of the performance of a single-sided high-speed linear induction motor with solid back iron over a wide range of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/53-1
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1980
Technical Reports
Rail-Highway Crossing Warning Device Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Subject
Analysis,
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems
Keywords: Train Detection
Abstract: This report describes a procedure for optimizing funding of grade crossings by calculating the life cycle costs of active warning devices.
Report Number
FRA-RRS-80-003
Office
RRS