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Other Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1981
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...
Technical Reports
Noise Test-Resilient Wheels Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line
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...
Technical Reports
MARTA "C" Car: Thermal Capacity Test
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...
Technical Reports
MARTA "C" Standard Profile Energy Consumption
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,...
Technical Reports
Characterization of Relatively Large Track Geometry Variations
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...