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1 Jan 1990

Technical Reports

Passenger Ride Quality of a Span Bolster Car with Freight Trucks

Author
Rob Martin, Dominic Dibrito

Subject Freight Operations

Keywords: Ride Quality, Frieght Trucks, Span Bolster, Vibration Levels, Tank Car/Passenger Car

Abstract: A test was performed to measure the ride quality of an eight axle Span Bolster Rail Car with freight trucks. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Association of...

Report Number
DOT/ERA/ORD-90
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1989

Other Reports

Safety Aspects of New and Untried Freight Cars

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; F.D Irani; N.G. Wilson; C. L. Urban

Subject Safety Advisories, Safety Regulatory Analysis, Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Freight cars, Untried freight cars, Safety

Abstract: Recent research efforts sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will lead to the development of safety criteria for critical parameters of rail vehicles. Suggested...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-88/07
Office
RRD

1 Aug 1989

Technical Reports

Cant Deficiency Test Safety Monitoring Using Accelerometer Measurements

Author
Patrick Boyd

Subject Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Derailment Safety, Wheel Forces, Lateral Acceleration, Instrumented Wheels

Abstract: The FRA has performed high cant deficiency curving tests on several passenger trains using instrumented wheels to measure wheel forces for comparison to derailment safety criteria...

Report Number
DOT-FRA/ORD-8 9/05
Office
RRD

1 Apr 1989

Technical Reports

Railroad Passenger Ride Safety

Author
R.P. Owings, P.L. Boyd

Subject Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Safety, Ride Safety, Railroad Passenger Service, Lateral Acceleration, Jolt, Jerk, Cant Definicency, Vehicle Over-Turning

Abstract: Safety requirements for high cant deficiency rail passenger service address the dangers of vehicle derailment, track damage and unreasonable risks to standing passengers of...

Report Number
DOT-FRA/ORD-89/06
Office
RRD

1 Oct 1988

Other Reports

Improved Braking System Simulation : Draft Final Report

Author
Milton R. Johnson; IIT Research Institute

Subject Braking Systems, Freight Operations

Abstract:

The work was directed at the study of safety in the operation of freight trains where the air brake operating conditions were significantly different from current U.S....

Office
RRS