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1
Dec
1990
Technical Reports
An Assessment of High-Speed Rail Safety Issues and Research Needs
Keywords: High-Speed Rail; Railroad Safety; Signal and Train Control Systems; Locomotives; passenger cars; High-speed track systems
Abstract: Proposals are currently being developed for high-speed wheel-on-rail passenger train service in several intercity corridors in the United States. These proposals involve the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-90/04
Office
RDI-20
1
Dec
1990
Technical Reports
Freight Car Fatigue - Coal Car Simulator Demonstration Test
Subject
Freight Operations,
Evaluation
Keywords: Freight Car Simuloader, Load Environment, Road Test, Couplers
Abstract: A full scale fatigue test of a 100-ton coal gondola car on the Transportation Test Center's (TTC) Simuloader facility was successfully completed recently. With a short test...
Report Number
R-747
Office
RRD
7
Sep
1990
Technical Reports
Rear-End Train Marker Light Evaluation
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Train Rear-End Markers, Light Intensity Distribution, Marker Color Distribut, Human Factors Test
Abstract: All rear-end train marker lights until recently were incandescent bulbs of almost identical design. With the advent of cabooseless trains and battery-powered end- of-train devices...
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1990
Other Reports
Broad Agency Announcement No. 90-1: Magnetic Levitation Transportation System Technology Assessment
Subject
Maglev
Keywords: Railroad Technology, Economic Analysis, Environmental Impact
Abstract: [From the Preface] Magnetically levitated (maglev) systems represent the latest evolution in high speed ground transportation, offering speeds that can exceed 134 m/s (300 mph)...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/QRD-90/08
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1990
Technical Reports
Test of Alerter/Emergency Braking System
Subject
Braking Systems
Keywords: Simulator, Locomotive, Vigilance, Human Factors, Foot Pedal, Cab Controls
Abstract: The purpose of this alerting device test program was to obtain a base of data that can subsequently be used to determine the effectiveness of the tested equipment. The approach...
Office
RRD