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1
Aug
1984
Technical Reports
Correlation of Concrete Tie Track Performance in Revenue Service and at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing : Volume II Predictions and Evaluations of Track Settlement
Subject
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Ballast, Subgrade, FAST, Concrete ties
Abstract: Predictions and evaluations of settlement were made for revenue and the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) track, both containing concrete and wood tie sections. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-84/02.2
Office
RDI-20
11
May
1984
Technical Reports
Static Truck Characterization of the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Vehicle
Subject
Passenger Rail
Abstract: Twenty-six light rail vehicles were purchased from Bombardier, of Montreal, Quebec by the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, of Portland, Oregon for transit service...
Report Number
TTC-0101
Office
RRD
4
May
1984
Technical Reports
Fire Tests of Amtrak Passenger Rail Vehicle Interiors
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Calorimeters, Flame spread, Full scale tests, interior finishes, Passenger vehicles, Smoke
Abstract: A series of fire tests was conducted to assess the burning behavior of the interior of passenger rail vehicles. Three types of tests were performed: (1) small-scale laboratory...
Report Number
PB 217926
14
Jan
1984
Reports to Congress
Railroad Passenger Equipment Safety - A Report to Congress (January 1984)
Subject
Emergency Preparedness,
Passenger Rail,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Power Brake, Commuter Track, Special Safety, Passenger Safety, Congress
Abstract: This report presents the results of the Federal Railroad Administration's comprehensive examination of railroad passenger safety in response to section 702 of the Rail Safety and...
1
Nov
1983
Technical Reports
Investigation of the Effects of Tie Pad Stiffness on the Impact Loading of Concrete Ties in the Northeast Corridor
Subject
Tracks & Structures
Keywords: Concrete ties, Fasteners, Track stiffness
Abstract: This investigation was conducated in response to the discovery in June 1980, that rail seat bending cracks had developed in many concrete ties which had been in service on the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/05
Office
RPD-10