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21 Dec 1976

Technical Reports

Test Plan for LRC Train Service Evaluation

Author
W.L. Bennett

Subject Safety Performance Measures, Evaluation

Keywords: LRC Train, Safe Operation, Curved Track, FRA Standards, Safety Standards

Abstract: This report demonstrates the performance of the LRC Train to the FRA, Burlington Northern, and the AAR in order to show safe operation at speeds in curves in excess of that...

Office
RRD

1 Nov 1976

Technical Reports

A Survey of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs in the Railroad Industry

Author
Lyman C. Hitchcock, Mark S. Sanders

Subject Drug and Alcohol Program

Keywords: Alcoholic Rehabilitation Programs, Industrial Alcohol Problems, Alcohol Abuse

Abstract: A survey of 20 industrial alcoholism and counseling programs run by railroad corporations covering 58 variables was made by semi-structured interviews of program directors, union...

Report Number
FRA/OPPD-OR&D 76-283
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1976

Technical Reports

Comparative Analysis of Dynamics of Freight and Passenger Rail Vehicles

Author
Donald R. Ahlbeck, George R. Doyle

Subject Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Computer Modeling, Random Track Geometry, Ride Comfort

Abstract: During the course of this contract, analytical studies have been conducted on several different rail vehicles typical of North American railroad operations mathematical models,...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/04
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1976

Other Reports

Facility for Accelerated Service Testing: the First Experiment

Author
Association of American Railroads Research Center

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Service Life, Test Tracks, Vehicle Components, Wear

Abstract: The Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) is a track loop located at the DOT Transportation Test Center at Pueblo, Colorado. A train operating around the loop for up to...

26 Oct 1976

Other Reports

Technical Documentation: Locomotive Truck Hunting Model

Author
V. K. Garg, G. C. Martin, P. W. Hartmann, J. G. Tolomei

Subject Tracks & Structures

Keywords: Computer Programs, Critical Velocity, Dynamic Tests, Mathematical Models, Vehicle Design

Abstract: Two very different modes of hunting behavior are frequently observed; body hunting and truck hunting. Body hunting or primary hunting is often characterized by violent motions of...

Office
RRD