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1 Jan 1983

Other Reports

Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1981

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Accident Investigations

Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties

Abstract: The 1981 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 100 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: the...

Office
RRS

1 Nov 1982

Technical Reports

Noise Test-Resilient Wheels Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line

Author
E.J. Rickley, M.J. Brien

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Resilient Wheels, Solid-Steel Wheels, Wheel Squeal, Ground-borne Vibration, Rapid Transit Noise

Abstract: The purpose of this effort was to compare the noise and vibration characteristics of the Sab-V resilient wheels with those of Acoustaflex (resilient) and solid-steel wheels, which...

Report Number
DOT-TSC-UMTA-82-16
Office
RRD

3 Mar 1982

Technical Reports

MARTA "C" Car: Thermal Capacity Test

Author
Transportation Test Center

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment

Abstract: A Special Engineering Test was conducted on Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Car 502 to determine the operating temperature at various undercar locations...

Report Number
UMTA/TTC/TN-82/07
Office
RRD

3 Mar 1982

Technical Reports

MARTA "C" Standard Profile Energy Consumption

Author
Transportation Test Center

Subject Passenger Rail, Evaluation

Abstract: The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) "C" Car underwent energy consumption testing as part of a broader array of characteristic tests. The test objectives,...

Report Number
UMTA/TTC/TN-82/05
Office
RRD

1 Mar 1982

Technical Reports

Characterization of Relatively Large Track Geometry Variations

Author
A. Hamid, R. Owings, M. Kenworthy

Subject Track

Keywords: Derailment, Track Safety Standards, Constrained Track, RMS Processor, Track Degradation, Cusp, Bump, Jog, Mid-Chord Offset, Space Curve

Abstract: An analysis of existing track geometry data is described from which the signatures of key track geometry variations related to severe track-train dynamic interaction are...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-82/13
Office
RRD