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Technical Reports
Anti-Derailment Sensor System
Keywords: Railroad Cars, Accident Prevention, Warning Systems, Journal Bearings
Abstract: In the context of items of hardware which have been developed for military use, principal causes of derailments were studied to determine those amenable to anticipation...
Technical Reports
Anti-Derailment Sensor System Phase I Feasibility Study
Keywords: Railroad Cars, Accident Prevention, Warning Systems, Journal Bearings
Abstract: In the context of items of hardware which have been developed for military use, principal causes of derailments were studied to determine those amenable to anticipation...
Technical Reports
Guideline Specification for Urban Rail Cars
Keywords: Guideline Specification, Rapid Transit Car Specification, Commuter Car Specification
Abstract: This document is the guideline specification to be used as the standard form for the preparation of detail procurement specifications for the design, construction and test of...
Technical Reports
Metroliner Ride Improvement Program
Keywords: Railcar Dynamics, Dynamic Testing, Ride Comfort, System Identification Railcar Design, Dynamic Stimulation
Abstract: The objective of this program was to determine methods of improving the ride quality of the Metro liner railcars. Two levels of modifications were considered: first,...
Technical Reports
Development of a Computer Program for Modeling the Heat Effects on a Railroad Tank Car
Keywords: tank car; liquefied petroleum gases, heat transfer, self-pressurization
Abstract: A mathematical model has been programmed in FORTRAN IV that represents the response to a fire environment of a railroad tank car laden with a volatile, flammable fluid. Inputs...