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Feb
1981
Technical Reports
Dead Line Testing of Pantographs on the RTT Catenary System
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Aerodynamic Lift Forces, Phase Break, Dead Line Instrumentation, Lost of Contact
Abstract: The tests described in this report were carried out by the Transportation Test Center to verify the newly constructed overhead catenary system on the Railroad Test Track (RTT) and...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81/01
Office
RRD
1
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
Oct
1980
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin: Autumn 1980 - Volume 7, Number 2
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, High Speed Ground Transportation, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts
Abstract: This publication contains 1,215 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 403 summaries of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD 80/83
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