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Mar
1997
Technical Reports
Effect of Track Twist on Vehicle Dynamic Performance
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track Twist, Track Geometry, Wheel/Rail Friction
Abstract: Results of tests conducted at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC), Pueblo, Colorado, indicate that vehicle response to track twist varies significantly with car type....
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1997
Technical Reports
Influence of Contact Patch Resistance on Loss of Shunt at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing
Keywords: Loss of Shunt; Island Relay; Whetting current; Contaminants; Films; Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
Abstract: Results of testing completed to date have revealed no promising mitigation techniques to reduce or eliminate loss of shunt on highway/rail grade crossing island circuits. During...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/04
Office
RDI-20
1
Feb
1997
Technical Reports
Influence of Contact Patch Resistance on Loss of Shunt at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing: APPENDIX A
Keywords: Loss of Shunt; Island Relay; Whetting current; Contaminants; Films; Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/04.I
Office
RDI-20
1
Feb
1997
Technical Reports
Influence of Contact Patch Resistance on Loss of Shunt at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing: Appendix D
Keywords: Loss of Shunt; Island Relay; Whetting current; Contaminants; Films; Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/04.II
Office
RDI-20
1
Dec
1996
Other Reports
Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory Instructions and Procedures Manual, December 1996
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Best Practices
Keywords: Inventory
Abstract: The purpose of this manual is to set forth the instructions and procedures to provide a useful, up-to-date and accurate data base for the National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory...
Office
RRS