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May
1998
Technical Reports
Improved Roller Bearing Wayside Detection Research - Phase I Laboratory Test Report
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Acoustics, Roller Bearing Defects, Raceway Spalls, Water Etching, Loose Bearing Components, Spun Cones
Abstract: A series of tests were performed at the Bearing Test Facility at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado, to gather acoustic and acceleration emissions for a...
Report Number
DTFR53-93-C-00001
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1998
Technical Reports
Ultrasonic Instrumentation to Measure Hoop Stress in Cast-Steel Railroad Wheel Rims
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: EMAT, Instrumentation, Nondestructive Testing, Railroad Wheel, Residual Stress, Ultrasonic
Abstract: This is Report No. 32 in a series covering research done by hte National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Federal Railroad Administration. We report on a project by...
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1997
Other Reports
Railroad Cost Considerations and the Benefits/Costs of Mergers
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Oversight Policies, Economic Analysis, Cost/Benefit Analysis
Abstract: This study examines the cost conditions present in the Class I railroad industry. Recent mergers and merger proposals have brought forth questions regarding the desirability of...
Report Number
97-80
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1997
Reports to Congress
Assessment of Micro-Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) Utility in Railroad Applications : A Report to Congress
Subject
Evaluation,
Best Practices
Abstract: At the direction of the U.S . Congress, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), with technical support from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center),...
1
Jun
1997
Technical Reports
Analyses of Track Shift Under High-Speed Vehicle-Track Interaction
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Track Lateral Shift, Net Axle Force Ratio, Vehicle-Track Interaction, Track Residual Deflection, OMNISM
Abstract: This report describes analysis tools to predict shift under high-speed vehicle-track interaction. The analysis approach is based on two fundamental models developed (as part of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORd-97/02
Office
RRD