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Reports to Congress
The President's 1984 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: The President's 1984 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety through the...
Reports to Congress
The President's 1983 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: The President's 1983 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve railroad safety through...
Technical Reports
Chopper Locomotive Demonstration Program Phase II, Final Report
Keywords: Chopper Controls, Power Factor, Electric Propulsion
Abstract: An E44 electric locomotive of 5000 hp, 6 axles and 6 motors was used as a test bed to evaluate full scale use of 6 separate high power DC to DC choppers for propulsion. The normal...
Reports to Congress
The President's 1982 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: This report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve railroad safety through the administration of...
Technical Reports
Optimum Power Conditioning and Motor Combination for Locomotive Traction
Keywords: Alternative Power, Voltage, Induction Motor
Abstract: This is the interim report describing the results of the research on Phase I, the first year, of this contract. The object of the research is to study alternate power conditioning...