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Tensile Test Results of Samples Taken from Critical Areas of Bolsters

Document Series:
Research Results
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
RR 23-14
Office
RDI-22
Subject:
Rolling Stock
Keywords:
Bolsters, tensile test, brittle failure, castings, grade B+
Document
Tensile Tests.pdf (615.68 KB)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) collaborated with the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Coupling System and Truck Castings Committee and Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to investigate possible solutions to railcar side frame and bolster failures.. 


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Last updated: Monday, August 21, 2023