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Freight Car Truck Design Optimization - Survey and Appraisal of Type II Trucks

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Southern Pacific Transportation Company Technical Research and Development Group
Report Number
FRA-OR&D-76-05
Office
RRD
Subject:
Freight Operations
Keywords:
Elastomer, Parallelograming, Air Spring, Car Body Supports, Ride Quality, Cost, Unstable Hunting
Document
1975_FREIGHT CAR TRUCK DESIGN OPTIMIZATION - SURVEY AND.PDF (40.85 MB)

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Last updated: Monday, December 1, 1975