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Sep
1981
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Signal/Control System Equipment and Technology: Task 7 - Summary and Final Report
Subject
Signal and Train Control
Keywords: Train Control, Electrification, Electromagnetic Interference
Abstract: This report describes the objectives and procedures of the evaluation. It then summarizes the findings contained in each of six task reports. Those published reports are: Task 1:...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/39.7
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1981
Other Reports
A Review of ATIP
Subject
Remote Control Locomotive Operations,
Track
Keywords: Automated Track Inspection Program, Track Geometry, Nondestructive Inspections
Abstract: [From the Executive Summary] The unacceptable rail accident rate in the early 1970's prompted the FRA to.establish Federal Safety requirements for track and to implement an...
Office
RRS
1
Sep
1981
Technical Reports
The Wear Behavior of High Rails Tested in the First Metallurgy Experiment, 0 to 135 MGT
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: High Silicon, Standard Carbon, Head Hardened, Chrome Molybdenum, Position-in-Curve, Tie Plate Cant, Profilometer, Chemistry, Curvature
Abstract: In the first rail metallurgy experiment, covering the period from September 1976 to September 1977, 135 million gross tons (MGT) of traffic were accumulated on the Facility for...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81/04
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1981
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Guideline Test Specifications for Freight Car Trucks
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Field Tests, Laboratory Tests, Performance Regimes, Lateral Stability, Trackability, Ride Quality, Steady State Curve Negotiation
Abstract: Under the Federal Railroad Administration-sponsored Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II, a set of standard test specifications were developed to evaluate and characterize...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/36-II
Office
RRD
1
Aug
1981
Technical Reports
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Transit Vehicle Engineering Tests
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Rail Vehicles, Noise, Brakes, Ride Quality, Curving, Performance, Energy Conservation
Abstract: This report presents the results of engineering tests conducted on a married pair of rapid transit cars for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The tests...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81/05
Office
RRD