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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
1
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
Users' Manual for Lateral Stability Computer Programs for Railway Freight Car Models
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, Lateral Stability Linear Models, Hunting, Freight Cars, Computer Program
Abstract: The dynamic performance of a rail vehicle is characterized by its curving behavior, vibration response and stability. The stability of a linear system can be studied by such...
Report Number
FRA/OR&D-80/30
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