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Technical Reports
Vertical Track Modulus: Test Results and Comparison of Analysis Techniques
Keywords: Vertical Track Modulus, Vertical Track Stiffness, Load-Deflection
Abstract: A vertical track response test was conducted at the AAR Track Structures Dynamic Test Facility. This test was intended to characterize the behavior of the track structure under...
Technical Reports
Track Geometry Measurement by High-Rail Vehicles
Keywords: High-Rail Inspection, Track Inspection, Survey Vehicle
Abstract: This report examines the capabilities of a high-rail track survey vehicle to: 1) Assist in improvement of the track safety inspection program; and 2) Assist in data collection for...
Technical Reports
Foreign Rail Technology Application Study
Keywords: Safety Standards, Buckling Safety, Track Maintenance
Abstract: The problems treated in this report refer to: acceptance conditions for locomotives and cars, safety, construction, and maintenance standards for rails and switches, buckling...
Technical Reports
Techniques for Improving the Railroad Maintenance-of-Way Equipment Evaluation Process
Keywords: Track Equipment, Maintenance-of-way Evaluation, Maintainability, Operability, Reliability
Abstract: This report presents the results of a study of techniques for improving the railroad maintenance-of-way equipment evaluation process. The approach involved a review of existing...
Technical Reports
Design and Analysis of a Track Compliance Measurement System
Keywords: Track Dynamic Compliance, Electrohydraulic-Excitation System, Track Stiffness
Abstract: This report covers the design of a vehicle for measuring the static and dynamic compliance of railroad track. The static compliance system uses the rail deflections due to...