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1 Sep 1975

Other Reports

Energy and Environmental Factors in Railroad Electrification

Author
C. G. Swanson, H. H. Vogel

Subject Environmental Protection, Technology Transfer

Keywords: Modal Shifts, Alternatives to Petroleum, Environmental Factors

Abstract: [From the Introduction] Railroad electrification recently has received attention from both industry and government. For the railroads, any decision to electrify trackage will...

Report Number
MTR-7052
Office
RRD

1 Aug 1975

Technical Reports

Evaluation of Prototype Head Shield for Hazardous Material Tank Car

Author
Milton R. Johnson

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment, Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Freight Car Impact, Tank Car Hazards, Impact Testing

Abstract: The structural integrity of a prototype tank car head shield for hazardous material railroad tank cars was evaluated under conditions of freight car coupling at moderate to high...

Office
RRD

1 Apr 1975

Technical Reports

Rail Hazardous Material Tank Car Design Study

Author
Adams, Bullerdiek, Patten and Vassallo

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: hazardous materials; tank car

Abstract: Tank cars containing flammable liquefied compressed gas ladings have been involved in many accidents involving death, injury, and large amounts of property damage. The losses have...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/45
Office
RRD

1 Feb 1975

Technical Reports

Computer Simulation of Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms

Author
Hohenemser, Diboll, Yin and Szabo

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: tank car; accident; simulation; verticle motion; coupler; puncture

Abstract: A number of railroad accidents have been aggravated by couplers puncturing the shell head of hazardous material tank cars. Development of means for identifying possible puncture...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/23
Office
RRD

1 Feb 1975

Technical Reports

DYNALIST II - a Computer Program for Stability and Dynamic Response Analysis of Rail Vehicle Systems : Volume I : Technical Report

Author
T. K. Hasselman, Allen Bronowicki, Gary C. Hart

Subject Technology Transfer

Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Rail Vehicle Stability, Ride Quality, Computer Modeling, Modal Synthesis

Abstract: A methodology and a computer program, DYNALIST II, have been developed for computing the response of rail vehicle systems to sinusoidal or stationary random rail irregularities....

Report Number
FRA-OR&D-75-22.I
Office
RRD