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Other Reports
Grease Evaluations using the Hi-Rail Lubrication System at FAST
Keywords: Curve Negotiation, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, Grease Performance
Abstract: Previous testing of lubrication systems at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) have stimulated a general interest in grease performance. The hi-rail grease test...
Technical Reports
Overview - FAST Lubrication Study
Keywords: rail longitudinal force; rail fatigue; rail-wheel flange
Abstract: From October 1983 to November 1984, a lubrication study funded -by the Federal Railroad Administration was conducted by the Association of American Railroads at the Facility for...
Reports to Congress
The President's 1984 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: The President's 1984 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety through the...
Reports to Congress
The President's 1983 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: The President's 1983 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve railroad safety through...
Technical Reports
Safety Margin Testing of a 70-Ton Boxcar with Shifted Plywood Lading: Summary Results
Keywords: Boxcar Vibration Testing, Boxcar Dynamics, Lading Dynamics, Freight Car Truck Data
Abstract: Tests were performed at the Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado, in a joint Association of American Railroads (AAR) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) effort in...