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Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Performance Characterization of Type I Freight Car Trucks
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...
Other Reports
Safety Manual for FRA Survey Vehicles
Keywords: Safety manual, Federal Railroad Administration Survey vehicles
Abstract: The safety rules set forth in this manual govern all FRA Survey Vehicles operated by Ensco, Inc. under contract DOT-FR53-80-C-00015. In addition, these safety rules provide...
Technical Reports
Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium
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...
Technical Reports
Analytical Methods for Freight Car/Truck Dynamic Problems
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...
Technical Reports
Railroad Classification Yard Technology-Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems
Keywords: Hump yard, Retarder, Automatic speed control system, Clasp retarder, Quasi continous control
Abstract: The scope of this study has encompassed an evaluation of fourteen yard speed control devices, an identification of four generic speed control systems, a qualitative assessment of...