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1
Feb
1981
Technical Reports
Freight Train Fuel Consumption: Economic Analysis and Correlation of Predictions with Field Data
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Train Resistance, Fuel Consumption, Prediction and Field Data Correlation
Abstract: This final report is a supplement to two earlier FRA reports on train resistance and its impact upon fuel consumption. The portion of this effort reported herein was partly...
Report Number
FRa/ORD-78/04.III
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1981
Technical Reports
Resistance of a Freight Train to Forward Motion - Volume IV, Users' Manual for Freight Train Fuel Consumption Program
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Train Fuel Consumption Prediction, Computer Program, Train Track Dynamics
Abstract: This document provides information concerning a computer program devised to predict fuel consumption of a freight train operated over a track with known characteristics. The...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/04.IV
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
Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium
Subject
Freight Operations,
Evaluation
Keywords: Vehicle Design, Derailment, Hopper Car, Tank Car, Economics, Safety, High-Capacity Car, High Axle Load
Abstract: An investigation is made into the effects of the size, weight, and length of freight cars on the safety and efficiency of U.S. rail transportation. A review is made of the...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-79/56
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1980
Technical Reports
Analytical Methods for Freight Car/Truck Dynamic Problems
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Railcar modelling, Hunting stability
Abstract: The analytical methods used to synthesize mathematical models of an 80-ton open hopper railroad car are presented in this report. The work described herein was performed as part...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/29
Office
RRD