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1
Nov
1992
Other Reports
Commuter-Intercity Rail Improvement Study (Boston-New York)
Subject
Intercity Passenger Rail Investment
Keywords: Northeast Corridor, Rehabilitation, Electrification
Abstract: This study documents potential system improvements to benefit commuter and intercity rail passenger service in the Boston-New York corridor. The study was conducted by the...
Report Number
DOT-VNTSC-FTA-92-6
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1990
Technical Reports
Review and Analysis of Railroad Passenger Car Waste Retention Systems Volume II: Appendices C, D and E
Subject
Industrial Hygiene,
Intercity Passenger Rail Investment
Keywords: Toilet, Waste Retention Technologies, Test Programs, Cost Evaluations
Abstract: The traditional practice of dumping railroad toilet and other waste directly onto the tracks is still used on most passenger cars operated by Amtrak. However, this practice is...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD 91-02 I & II
Office
RRD
1
Aug
1989
Technical Reports
Vehicle Track Interaction Truck Hunting
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Wheel/Rail Forces, Wheel Profile, Rail Profile, Hunting Threshold, On-Set Speed, Rolling Resistance Stability Model
Abstract: In an effort to better understand the practical aspects of the truck hunting response of two typical freight vehicles, a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) test program was...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-89/02
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1986
Technical Reports
Experimental Investigations of Dynamic Buckling of CWR Tracks
Subject
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Track buckling, buckling, welded track
Abstract: Thermal Buclking of railroad tracks in the lateral plane is an important problem in the design and maintenance of continous welded rail (CWR) tracks. The severity of the problem...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-86/07
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1985
Technical Reports
1985 Track Survey: National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: track gage, cross level, wrap, profile, alignment, curvature
Abstract: From September through December 1984, the FRA conducted an intensive survey of all mainline track utilized by Amtrak (see fig. 1). Three automated track geometry railcars -- the...
Office
RRD