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Technical Reports
Freight Car Fatigue - Coal Car Simulator Demonstration Test
Keywords: Freight Car Simuloader, Load Environment, Road Test, Couplers
Abstract: A full scale fatigue test of a 100-ton coal gondola car on the Transportation Test Center's (TTC) Simuloader facility was successfully completed recently. With a short test...
Other Reports
An Evaluation of Hazmat Double Stack COFC Configurations
Keywords: Container on Flatcar, Stability, Rock-and-Roll, Slack Action, Impacts
Abstract: [From the Introduction] The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is responsible for ensuring the safe transport of hazardous material by rail. The Office of Safety requested the...
Other Reports
Double-Stack Study Presentation to Association of American Railroads
Keywords: Railroad Technology, Network, Double-Stack Service, Truck Comparison
Abstract: The study answers six major questions: Where is double-stack service now?; Where can domestic double-stack service compete with trucks?; What could a truck-competitive double-...
Technical Reports
Double Stack Container Systems: Implications for U.S. Railroads and Ports - Bibliography
Keywords: Ocean Carriers, Intermodal, Domestic Containers
Abstract: This study assesses the potential for domestic double-stack container transportation and the implications of expanded doublestack systems for railroads, ports, and ocean carriers...
Technical Reports
Double Stack Container Systems: Implications for U.S. Railroads and Ports - Executive Summary
Keywords: Ocean Carriers, Intermodal, Domestic Containers
Abstract: This study assesses the potential for domestic double-stack container transportation and the implications of expanded doublestack systems for railroads, ports, and ocean carriers...