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1
Jun
1977
Technical Reports
Vertical Shaker System Laboratory Tests of Trailer on a Flatcar (CR-124)
Subject
Evaluation,
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Freight Cars, Intermodal Systems, Test Instrumentation, Vibration Analysis, Laboratory Testing
Abstract: This report describes full scale Trailer on a Flatcar (TOFC) optimization tests performed during 1976 on the Vertical Shaker System at the Rail Dynamics Laboratory, Pueblo, CO...
Report Number
FRA-OFS-77
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1977
Technical Reports
General Vehicle Test Instrumentation Evaluation
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Transit Vehicle Testing, Dynamic Vehicle Performance, Measuring Devices, Test Equipment Testing
Abstract: A General Vehicle Test System (GVTS) has been developed by the Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts to facilitate rail transit vehicle testing at the...
Report Number
UMTA-MA-06-0025-77-9
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1977
Technical Reports
Train-to-Train Rear End Impact Tests Volume II: Impact Test Summaries
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Train to train impact tests, Impact, Baseline impact tests, Rear end train collisions
Abstract: This final report documents these nine tests. Volume I, Pre-Impact Determination of Vehicle Properties, summarizes the vehicle properties obtained prior to the impact tests. These...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/303.II
Office
RDI-20
30
Dec
1976
Other Reports
Test Results Summary Report for DODX Railcar Stability Test
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Test Instrumentation, Department of Defense, Test Procedure
Abstract: This document outlines the test results of the DODX Stability Test. The purpose of these tests was to insure compliance of the DODX railcars for different car loadings with the...
Office
RRD
21
Dec
1976
Technical Reports
Test Plan for LRC Train Service Evaluation
Subject
Safety Performance Measures,
Evaluation
Keywords: LRC Train, Safe Operation, Curved Track, FRA Standards, Safety Standards
Abstract: This report demonstrates the performance of the LRC Train to the FRA, Burlington Northern, and the AAR in order to show safe operation at speeds in curves in excess of that...
Office
RRD