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1
Nov
1978
Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II- Introductory Report
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Railroad Technology, Track-Train Dynamics, Freight Car Truck Design, Economics
Abstract: The Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II is being conducted to establish the performance and cost-effectiveness of premium freight car trucks with reference to the...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/53
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1978
Technical Reports
Track Geometry Measurement System
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track Geometry Measurement System, Gage, Crosslevel, Superelevation, Warp, Twist, Curvature, Limiting Speed, Track Safety Standards
Abstract: This report describes the Track Geometry Measurement System (TGMS) developed fro the Department of Transportation under contract no. DOT-TSC-1367. This report also contains a...
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1978
Other Reports
Safety Life Cycle Assessment Program Task 6: Railroad Structural Integrity Criteria Analysis
Subject
Evaluation,
Safety Regulatory Analysis
Keywords: Damage Tolerance, Safety Life-Cycle Prediction Techniques, Failure Mode Analysis
Abstract: [From the Introduction] The purpose of this report is to evaluate the structural integrity criteria for critical railcar components. Although the railroads do not have a formal...
Report Number
ATR-78(4847-11)-IND
Office
RRD
7
Jul
1978
Technical Reports
Rail Safety/Equipment Crashworthiness. Volume III. Proposed Engineering Standards
Keywords: Railroad cars, Passenger transportation, Collision research, Injuries, Safety engineering, Systems analysis, Accident investigations, Data processing, Design standards, Fire resistant materials, Windows, Safety belts
Abstract: The document, the third of four volumes, contains recommended Engineering Standards prepared in the format of the standards published in the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 49...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-77/73.III
Office
RDI-20
1
Jul
1978
Research Results
Report on Research Work FRA Purchase Order 810-4361 Asbestos Emissions From Railroad Brake Shoes
Subject
Braking Systems
Keywords: Asbestos, Brake Shoes, Composite Materials
Abstract: Samples of airborne emissions from three brands of composition railroad brake shoes were collected during tests on a full-scale-railroad-wheel testing dynamometer under...
Office
RDI-22