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1
Sep
1993
Technical Reports
Thermal Measurements of Commuter Rail Wheels Under Revenue Service Conditions
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Abstract: The report documents the test objective, procedure, and equipment used during the execution of the New Jersey Transit Operational Field Test conducted under the FRA Cracked Wheel...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/19
Office
RDI-21
1
Jul
1993
Technical Reports
Pennsylvania Rail Freight Assistance Program
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Financial Assitance, Infrastructure Investment, Employment Growth
Abstract: The Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) provides financial assistance for investment in rail freight infrastructure. The intent of the Program is 1) to preserve essential rail...
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1993
Technical Reports
Laboratory Fatigue Testing of Selected Welded and Bolted Aluminum Connections for Freight Car Design
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Fatigue Properties, S-N Diagram, Modified Goodman Diagram
Abstract: This report describes the tests conducted to determine the fatigue properties of joints and construction details in aluminum-bodied freight cars. The tests were conducted at the...
Report Number
R-839
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1992
Technical Reports
Dynamic Buff and Draft Testing Techniques
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Draft, Buff, Coupler, Wheels
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads have jointly sponsored a program for developing cost-effective and rational techniques for evaluating...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/31
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1991
Technical Reports
Fatigue Defect Origination and Growth Experiment
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Rail Steel, Shell, Detail Fracture, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, Shell Index
Abstract: Between 1985-87 a number of different rail steels were tested at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) in the High Tonnage Loop using 100-ton capacity cars. Fatigue...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-91/18
Office
RRD