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1
Sep
1980
Technical Reports
Metroliner Truck Improvement Program
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Improved Metroliner Truck Design, Road Tests, Ride Quality, Sumiride and Firestone Air Springs
Abstract: This report summarizes the results of design and ride testing procedures followed in developing a Metroliner Truck Improvement Program. The Metroliner cars had been used in high...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/74
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1980
Technical Reports
Freight Car Fatigue Test on FAST
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Evaluation
Keywords: Fatigue Analysis Test, Stress Analysis, Structural Fixes, Freight Car Dynamics, Center Plates
Abstract: As a result of observed cracks in the fabricated center sills of many freight cars in the FAST consist, a special Fatigue Analysis Test (FAT) was conducted on the FAST Track...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-80/04
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1980
Technical Reports
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Blue Line Vehicle Evaluation
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Rail Vehicles, Rapid Transit Vehicles, Noise, Brakes, Performance, Ride Quality
Abstract: The report presents the results of engineering tests carried out on a pair of rapid transit cars for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The tests were performed at...
Report Number
FRA/TC-80/05
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1980
Reports to Congress
The President's 1979 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Subject
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Statutory Mandates
Abstract: This report summarizes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) during calendar year l979, to improve railroad safety,...
1
Jun
1980
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Interim Report
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Freight Car Truck Design, Performance Characterizations and Specifications, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Rail Car Model Assessment, Truck Field Testing
Abstract: The overall objective of the TDOP Phase II project is to characterize the behavior of existing trucks (defined as Type I trucks) and to generate performance and test...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/59
Office
RRD