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1 Sep 1993

Technical Reports

Thermal Measurements of Commuter Rail Wheels Under Revenue Service Conditions

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; Cameron D. Stuart

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Abstract: The report documents the test objective, procedure, and equipment used during the execution of the New Jersey Transit Operational Field Test conducted under the FRA Cracked Wheel...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/19
Office
RDI-21

1 Sep 1993

Technical Reports

Finite Element Models, Validation, and Results for Wheel Temperature and Elastic Thermal Stress Distribution

Author
Y. H. Yang, J. E. Gordon, A. B. Perlman, O. Orringer

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Wheel Performance, Heat Transfer, Braking Conditions

Abstract: This report is the third in a series of engineering studies on railroad vehicle wheel performance. Heat transfer finite element models of multiple unit (MU) power car wheels are...

Report Number
DOT-VNTSC-FRA-93-21
Office
RRD

1 Sep 1993

Technical Reports

Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation System: U.S. Maglev System Concept Definition (SDCs) - System Safety Review

Author
David L. Gilles, Wayne L. Gilles, Thomas C. Griego, John M. Simon, William F. Hayes

Subject Maglev

Keywords: National Maglev Initiative, Passenger Trains, System Safety

Abstract: Magnetic levitation (maglev) technology has the potential to provide very high speed travel with the capacity and convenient access of conventional passenger railways, while...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/22
Office
RRD

1 Sep 1993

Technical Bulletins

Requirement for Certified Engineers at the Controls of Moving Locomotives or Trains

Author
Edward R. English

Subject Operating Practices

Bulletin Number
OP-93-09
Discipline
Operating Practices

31 Aug 1993

Emergency Orders

Required Florida East Coast Railroad to sound warning device at grade crossings and to revoke operating rules/bulletins to the contrary. (State had enacted "whistle ban" statute, permitting local governments to prohibit train horns during night hours.)

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems, Operating Practices, Train Horn Noise

Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 15, Notice No. 4