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1
Dec
1969
Technical Reports
Service Analysis of Tube Vehicle Systems
Subject
Railroad System Oversight
Keywords: Tube Vehicle Systems, Northeast Corridor, Transportation
Abstract: This report describes an analysis of the service characteristics, cost and performance of Tube Vehicle Systems operating within the Northeast Corridor of the United States in...
Report Number
FRA-RT-70-33
Office
RDI-22
26
Nov
1969
Technical Reports
Organization of a Simple Dynamic Model of a Railroad
Subject
Track
Keywords: Dynamic Model, Simulation, Vibration Response, Track Roughness, Ride Quality, High-Speed Railroads
Abstract: This investigation was concerned with techniques for determining values of damping and spring constants that would minimize the vibrations transmitted from irregular railroad...
Report Number
FRA-RT-72-04
Office
RRD
16
Nov
1969
Technical Reports
Optimization of a Simple Dynamic Model of a Railroad Car under Random and Sinusoidal Inputs
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Damping , Mathematical Models, Vibration
Abstract: This investigation was concerned with techniques for determining values of damping and spring constants that would minimize the vibrations transmitted from irregular railroad...
Report Number
FRA-RT-72-04
Office
RDI-22
1
Oct
1969
Technical Reports
A Program Definition Study for Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Improvement
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: protective devices; train operating costs; net benefits
Abstract: This study describes the status of grade crossing inventories and improvement programs, assesses the cost of crossing improvements, and develops a 5-year research program.
Report Number
FRA-RP-70-2
Office
RDI-23
1
Jun
1969
Other Reports
Rail-Highway Grade-Crossing Accident For the Year Ended December 31, 1968
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: This is the thirty-fourth annual statistical report onrail-highway grade crossing accidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed pursuant to the Accident Reports Act of1910 (...
Office
RRS