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1
Dec
1981
Technical Reports
Power Conditioning Hardware for AC Traction Based on the Utilization of TLRV Hardware and Technology
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Tracked Levitated Research Vehicle, Railroad Traction, Power Converters, AC Traction Motors, Torque Pulsation, Two-Phase Cooling
Abstract: This final report records the findings of an application study that investigated the feasibility of hardware and technology transfer to railroad traction of a multimegawatt power...
Report Number
DOT-FR-9132
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1981
Technical Reports
Supplemental Standards for Technical Reports and Machine-Readable Products
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Procedures
Abstract: This document establishes standards and procedures to be followed in the handling of technical reports and machine-readable products prepared by or for the Office of Research and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-81-71
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1981
Technical Reports
A Low Cost Catenary Design-Analysis: Final Report, Tasks 1 & 2
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Railroad Electrification System, Contact Conductor, Traveller/Conductor Design, Dynamic Analysis
Abstract: A new system of railroad electrification has been studied that requires only a single contact conductor as opposed to the conventional catenary system. Preliminary designs for...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/73
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1981
Technical Reports
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority No. 12 Orange Line Vehicle Evaluation
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Evaluation
Keywords: Rapid Transit Vehicles, Performance, Ride Quality, Interior Noise, Brake Squeal
Abstract: This report presents the results of an engineering evaluation of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's No. 12 Orange Line rapid transit cars, accomplished at the...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81-12
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1981
Other Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration Calendar Year 1979
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: [From the Introduction] The 1979 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 173 railroad accidents. This report provides the following...
Office
RRS