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Technical Reports
Proceedings of the October 1979 Workshop for Classification Yard Technology: "A Status Report on Yard Research"
Keywords: Case Study, Speed Control System, Retarder, Presence Detectors, Rollability, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Process Control
Abstract: The Classification Yard Technology Workshop was sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to present the results of current yard research under the Railroad...
Technical Reports
An Update of the Costs and Benefits of Railroad Electrification
Keywords: Electrification, Cost Analysis, Energy Impacts
Abstract: This report contains material for use by the Federal Railroad Administration in reassessment of railroad electrification. The costs and benefits of electrification compared to...
Technical Reports
Design of Dead-Wire Instrumentation Package for Use on Electrified Railroad Test Track at Transportation Test Center
Keywords: True Contact Force, Pantograph Head Inertinal Force, Aerodynamic Forces, Contact Wire Stagger, Pantograph Head Trajectory, Static Contact Force
Abstract: This report describes an instrumentation package designed to perform geometry measurements on a catenary system and to identify areas requiring adjustment, to perform maintenance...
Technical Reports
Response Analyses of a Boxcar with Compliant Lading for Several Track Profile and Hunting Conditions
Keywords: Freight Car Dynamic Response, Rock and Roll, FRATE, Freight Car Response Analysis and Test Evaluation
Abstract: The simulation in the FRATE computer program (Freight Car Response Analysis and Test Evaluation) was modified from a flexible TOFC (trailer on flatcar) to a rigid boxcar with...
Technical Reports
TOFC Lading Response Analysis for Several Track Profiles and Hunting Conditions
Keywords: Freight Car Dynamic Response, Trailer-on-Flat-Car, Rock and Roll, FRATE, Computer Program
Abstract: The computer program FRATE is a non-linear, time domain digital computer program developed under Federal Railroad Administration sponsorship for the purpose of studying freight...