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1
Feb
1979
Technical Reports
SLRV Engineering Tests at Department of Transportation Transportation Test Center: Volume IV - Data Logs
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: TTC, General Vehicle Tests, Standard Light Rail Vehicle
Abstract: In May 1973, Boeing Vertol Company was awarded a contract to build Light Rail Vehicles to a specification sponsored by Department of Transportation's Urban Mass Transportation...
Report Number
UMTA-MA-06-0025-79-5, III
Office
RRD
29
Jan
1979
Technical Reports
Prevention of Roller Bearing-Initiated Burnoffs in Railroad Freight Car Journals
Abstract: The ob j e e t i ve 0 f thi s pro gram was to de t e rmt ne the t ecnmc a i feasibility and cost effectiveness of constructing three separate devices for the prevention of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-78/16
Office
RDI-20
1
Jan
1979
Technical Reports
Track Structures Volume IV: Effects of Track Geometry (Irregularities) on Dynamic Behavior of a Railway Vehicle on Tangent Track
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Peak to Peak Roll Angle, Profile Alignment, Gage, Warp, Center Plate Load, Side Bearing Load, Acceleration
Abstract: The objective of this report is to evaluate the effects of various track irregularities on the dynamic behavior of railway vehicles moving over tangent track which meets the...
Report Number
R-377
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1978
Technical Reports
Measurement of Friction Snubber Forces in Freight Car Trucks
Subject
Track/Train Interactions,
Evaluation
Keywords: Freight Car Trucks, Friction Snubbing, Truck Design Optimization Project
Abstract: The report describes the design and construction of a set of transducers intended to measure the normal forces (column loads) and friction forces applied by the four friction...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78-69
Office
RRD
3
Nov
1978
Technical Reports
Railroad Classification Yard Technology. Design Methodology Study.
Abstract: Even after bypass and intermodal train operations are fully exploited by railroads, it is clear that the railroad yard will continue to be an important factor in railroad...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-78/67
Office
RDI-20