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1 May 1993

Technical Reports

Evaluation of Rail Rollover Derailment Study

Author
Stephen E. Mace

Keywords: Gage widening behavior; 125-ton gondola cars & locomotives; Angle of attack; Truck Warp

Abstract: Research conducted by the Association of American Railroads at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado, led to an understanding of the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/12
Office
RDI-20

1 May 1993

Technical Reports

Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the French Train A Grande Vitesse (TGV) Volume II- Appendices

Author
Fred M. Dietrich, William E. Jacobs

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Electric and Magnetic Fields, Static Magnetic Field, Extreme Low Frequency, Train a Grande Vitesse, Electric Locomotive

Abstract: The safety of magnetically Levitated (maglev) end high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Railroad...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/03.11
Office
RRD

1 May 1993

Other Reports

Final Report on Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the French Train A Grande Vitesse-Atlantique (TGV-A) Rail Systems Volume I- Analysis

Author
Electric Research and Management, Inc.

Subject Maglev, Tourist Railroads

Keywords: Magnetic, Electric, Field testing, Transit Authority Metrorail System

Abstract: The safety of magenetically levitated (maglev) and high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Railroad...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/03.I
Office
RDI-20

1 May 1993

Technical Reports

Lightweight Car Simuloader Test

Author
David L. Cackovic

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment

Keywords: Simulation, Railcar Fatigue Performance, Transportation Test Center

Abstract: Railcars experience fatigue damage from loads encountered during in-train revenue service operation. In 1984, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) acquired an electro-...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-93-16
Office
RRD

27 Apr 1993

Technical Bulletins

Radio Communication Safety Inquiry

Author
Edward R. English

Subject Operating Practices

Bulletin Number
OP-93-01
Discipline
Operating Practices