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1
Sep
1981
Other Reports
International Conference on Wheel/Rail Load and Displacement Measurement Techniques
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Conference Proceedings, Railroad Technology, Train/Track Dynamics
Abstract: The International Conference on Wheel/Rail Load and Displacement Measurement Techniques was held at the Transportation Systems Center (TSC) on January 19-20, 1981. The...
1
Sep
1981
Technical Reports
The Wear Behavior of High Rails Tested in the First Metallurgy Experiment, 0 to 135 MGT
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: High Silicon, Standard Carbon, Head Hardened, Chrome Molybdenum, Position-in-Curve, Tie Plate Cant, Profilometer, Chemistry, Curvature
Abstract: In the first rail metallurgy experiment, covering the period from September 1976 to September 1977, 135 million gross tons (MGT) of traffic were accumulated on the Facility for...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81/04
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1981
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Guideline Test Specifications for Freight Car Trucks
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Field Tests, Laboratory Tests, Performance Regimes, Lateral Stability, Trackability, Ride Quality, Steady State Curve Negotiation
Abstract: Under the Federal Railroad Administration-sponsored Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II, a set of standard test specifications were developed to evaluate and characterize...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/36-II
Office
RRD
1
Aug
1981
Technical Reports
Single Axle and Articulated-Supporting Truck Test Results Report
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Rail Intermodal Car, Rail Truck Performance, Instrumented Wheelsets, Wheel/Rail Forces, Angle of Attack
Abstract: This report presents the results of a project designed to quantify the service performance characteristics of two types of trucks. The first truck treated is essentially a...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/59
Office
RRD
1
Aug
1981
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Performance Specification for Type II Freight Car Trucks
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Performance Regimes, Performance Characteristics, Lateral Stability, Trackability, Ride Quality, Steady State Curve Negotiation
Abstract: One of the important goals of the Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II is to provide the railroad industry with a basis for performance specifications for the new...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/36-I
Office
RRD