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1
Nov
1980
Technical Reports
A Prototype Maintenance-of-Way Planning System Volume I: Final Report Including Appendices A through E
Subject
Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP),
Evaluation
Keywords: Track Maintenance Planning, Track Quality Indices, Track Degradation, Track Geometry
Abstract: The results of this study substantiate the concept of using automatic track inspection vehicles as a tool in Maintenance-of-Way planning. This study is based on data collected...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/47.I
Office
RRD
1
May
1980
Technical Reports
Proceedings of the October 1979 Workshop for Classification Yard Technology: "A Status Report on Yard Research"
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Case Study, Speed Control System, Retarder, Presence Detectors, Rollability, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Process Control
Abstract: The Classification Yard Technology Workshop was sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to present the results of current yard research under the Railroad...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/17
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1980
Technical Reports
Operational Parameters in Acoustic Signature Inspection of Railroad Wheels
Keywords: Railroad Wheels; Acoustic Signature; Inspection Systems; Residual Stress
Abstract: A brief summary is ,given of some prior studies which established the feasibility of using acoustic signatures for inspection of railroad wheels. The purpose of the present work...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-80/2l
Office
RDI-20
1
Mar
1980
Technical Reports
Statistical Representations of Track Geometry Volume I- Text
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track Inspection Cars, Simulation Models, Statistical Models
Abstract: Mathematical representations of railroad track geometry variations are derived from time series analyses of track measurements. Since the majority of track is free of anomalies (...
Report Number
FRA/ORD·80/22·1
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1980
Technical Reports
Statistical Representations of Track Geometry Volume II - Appendixes
Keywords: Track Geometry; Track Irregularities; Track Inspectior Cars; Simulation Models; Railhead Profile; Statistical Analyses; Statistical Models
Abstract: This volume contains some of the more detailed data and analyses to support the results and conclusions reached in Volume I of this report. It is divided into appendixes lettered...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-80/22.II
Office
RDI-20