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Technical Reports
An Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Railroad Electrification
Keywords: Environmental Impact, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Railroad Technology
Abstract: This report, responds to issues raised in Section 901(7) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act (4R Act) and discusses how electrification might contribute to or...
Other Reports
Non-Contacting Suspension and Propulsion Systems for Ground Transportation Volume I: Low Speed Systems
Keywords: Canada, England, France, Germany
Abstract: This report describes twelve urban transportation concepts using non-contacting suspension/propulsion systems. Eleven use a linear induction motor; the twelfth a linear...
Technical Reports
Rail Personal Injury Study
Keywords: Human Factors Engineering, Anthropometric Principles, Injury Profiling, Rail Car Component Parts
Abstract: This report presents: 1. A Human Factors Engineering Systems Analysis of the design of such parts as ladders, handholds, grabirons, brakewheels, brake platforms, etc., found on...
Technical Reports
Railroad Electromagnetic Compatibility: Locomotive- Volume III : Summary of AEM-7 Electromagnetic Emission Measurements
Keywords: AEM-7, Electromagnetic Compatability, Emission Measurements, Railroad
Abstract: Results of electromagnetic emission measurements performed on an AEM-7 at the Transportation Test Center near Pueblo, Colorado, are presented. A brief description of teh...
Technical Reports
Dual-Mode Locomotive Systems Engineering Volume II: Detailed Descriptions and Analysis
Keywords: Electrification, Regenerative Braking, Electric Locomotives, Energy Conservation
Abstract: This report, Volume II, provides a detailed description of the analysis of the dual mode locomotive (DML) systems engineering.study undertaken as Phase I of a proposed five-phase...