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Technical Reports
Low Cost Guideways for Maglev
Keywords: Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Design, Dynamic Beam Analysis, Fiber Reinforced Plastic, Spreadsheet Analysis Program, Magnetic Field Calculation
Abstract: This report presents results of research aimed at developing structural requirements for a guideway to be used for maglev systems. The work progresses from initial conceptual...
Other Reports
Maglev System Concept Definition: Hypothetical Route Report
Keywords: Cost Analysis, Computer Program, Performance Profiles
Abstract: [From the Introduction] The hypothetical route simulation is a computer program for simulating maglev on a benchmark guideway alignment for performance assessment of the maglev...
Other Reports
Highway-Rail Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin: No. 14 Calendar Year 1991
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: The fourteenth annual report, issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Safety, combines highway-rail crossing accident/incident statistics with the National...
Technical Reports
Extended NUCARS Safety Assessment
Keywords: Vehicle Dynamics, Lightweight Cars, AAR Chapter XI Tests, Turnouts, Safety Performance
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Association of American Railroads (AAR) sponsored research to evaluate the ability of the NUCARS vehicle dynamics simulation program...
Technical Reports
Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Train Dynamic and Train Mobility Evaluation
Keywords: Chapter XI, Train Handing, Track Worthiness, Safety Performance
Abstract: Tests were performed on the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison (PKRG) Train which included track worthiness, train handling, and train mobility. The track worthiness tests were...