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May
1980
Technical Reports
Proceedings of the October 1979 Workshop for Classification Yard Technology: "A Status Report on Yard Research"
Subject
Evaluation
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...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/17
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1980
Technical Reports
An Update of the Costs and Benefits of Railroad Electrification
Subject
Evaluation
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...
Report Number
PM-742-C-14-83
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1980
Technical Reports
Design of Dead-Wire Instrumentation Package for Use on Electrified Railroad Test Track at Transportation Test Center
Subject
Evaluation
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...
Report Number
DOT-FR-80-03
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1980
Technical Reports
Response Analyses of a Boxcar with Compliant Lading for Several Track Profile and Hunting Conditions
Subject
Evaluation
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...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/4
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1980
Technical Reports
TOFC Lading Response Analysis for Several Track Profiles and Hunting Conditions
Subject
Evaluation
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...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/3
Office
RRD