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1 Jan 1982

Technical Reports

MARTA "C" Car : Truck Primary Suspension Stiffness

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Passenger Rail, Track/Train Interactions

Abstract: This technical note records the modification process, test setups, and findings of the Truck Primary Suspension Stiffness investigations on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit...

Report Number
UMTA/TTC/TN-82/04
Office
RRD

1 Dec 1981

Technical Reports

Angle of Attack and Wheel-Rail Wear

Author
S. Kumar, D. L. Prasanna Rao, B. R. Rajkumar

Subject Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Wear Index, Wear Rate, Adhesion, Creepage, Flange Force, Flange Wear

Abstract:

Angle of attack is one of the most important parameters influencing wheel and rail wear. Some experiments conducted on the IIT-GMEMD 1/4.5 test facility to study wear of wheels...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-82/40
Office
RRD

1 Dec 1981

Technical Reports

Power Conditioning Hardware for AC Traction Based on the Utilization of TLRV Hardware and Technology

Author
Graham W. McLean

Subject Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Tracked Levitated Research Vehicle, Railroad Traction, Power Converters, AC Traction Motors, Torque Pulsation, Two-Phase Cooling

Abstract: This final report records the findings of an application study that investigated the feasibility of hardware and technology transfer to railroad traction of a multimegawatt power...

Report Number
DOT-FR-9132
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1981

Technical Reports

Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S.Railway Rolling Stock Volume II: Methodology and Data

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; P.G. Przybylinski; G.B. Anderson

Subject Freight Operations, Hazardous Materials, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Freight car; Freight wheels; ladings

Abstract: This report contains engineering parameter descriptions of major and distinctive freight vehicle configurations covering approximately 96% of the U.S. freight vehicle fleet. This...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-81/75.II
Office
RDI-20

1 Sep 1981

Technical Reports

Railroad Classification Yard Technology-Computer System Methodology: Case Study… Potomac Yard

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; N.P Savage; M.A. Hackworth; P.L. Tuan; P.J. Wong

Subject Freight Operations

Keywords: Classifiaction yard, Computers, Design, Operations, Performance, Evaluation, Hardware, Cost

Abstract: This report documents the application of the railroad classification yard computer system methodology to Potomac Yard of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad Company...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/61