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1
Apr
1975
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin - Spring 1975 Volume 2, Number 1
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, Abstracts, Bibliography and Documentation
Abstract: This publication contains 1,176 abstracts of journal articles and research reports selected by RRIS from current railroad literature and 235 summaries of ongoing research...
Report Number
FRA-OR&D 75-42
Office
RRD
26
Mar
1975
Technical Reports
Acquisition and Use of Track Geometry Data in Maintenance-of-Way Planning
Keywords: Railroad tracks, Maintenance Measurement, Data processing, Inspection Measuring instruments, Maintenance management, DOT/4CZ/CY, DOT/3I
Abstract: The report describes data acquisition by the FRA Measurement Cars and subsequent use of the collected track geometry data by the Bessemer and Lake Erie (B and LE) and the Denver...
Report Number
FRA-ORD&D-75-27 Tech Rpt.
Office
RDI-20
15
Feb
1975
Technical Reports
Computer Simulation of Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms. Classification Yard Accidents.
Keywords: Tank cars, Railroad cars, Puncture resistance, Collision research, Computerized simulation, Accidents, Couplings, Hazardous materials, Cargo transportation, Loads(Forces), Mathematical models, Safety, Railroad accidents
Abstract: A number of railroad accidents have been aggravated by couplers puncturing the shell head of hazardous material tank cars. Development of means for identifying possible puncture...
Report Number
DOT-OS-40106
Office
RDI-20
14
Feb
1975
Technical Reports
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE TRACKED MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (TMLV). REPULSION SCHEME
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: H~gh Speed Ground Transportation, Magnetic Levitation, Vehicle Dynamics, Ride Quality, High Speed Vehicle Design, Superconducting Magnets, Guideway, and Systems Analysis
Abstract: This report is an Executive Summary of FRA report OR&D-75-2l which summarizes studies to establish the technology of repulsion magnetic suspension for ultimate use in a...
Report Number
FRA-OR&D-75-21C
Office
RDI-20
14
Feb
1975
Technical Reports
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF THE TRACKED MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (TMLV). REPULSION SCHEME. VOLUME III. APPENDIX G. 5 DOF COMPUTER PROGRAM
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: High Speed Rail
Abstract: This appendix contains the computer programs for the solution of the equations of motion pertaining to constant speed operation of a magnetically' levitated vehicle over an at-...
Report Number
DOT-FR-40024
Office
RDI-20