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Impact Performance of Draft Gears in 263,000 Pound Gross Rail Load and 286,000 Pound Gross Rail Load Tank Car Service

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Anand Prabhakaran, Robert Trent, Vinaya Sharma
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/16
Office
RRD
Subject:
Hazardous Materials
Keywords:
Draft gear, tank car safety, tank car impacts, stub sill stresses
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/16
Office
RRD
Document
ord0616.pdf (774.04 KB)

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Last updated: Thursday, June 1, 2006