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Economics of Increased Axle Loads: FAST/HAL Phase II Results
Based upon the cases analyzed to date, the use of heavier cars, with attendant increased axle loads, may be a viable tool for achieving significant total savings in cost for specific rail operations. The potential net benefits for operations with 286,000 gross vehicle weight (GVW) cars are in the...Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains: Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Studies were conducted evaluating the effectiveness of alternative strategies for providing crashworthiness of the vehicle structures and on the effectiveness of alternative strategies for protecting occupants in train collisions, including friendly interior arrangements and occupant restraints....Conceptual Designs of a Passenger Rail Car Brake Shoe to Enhance Heat Dissipation
[From the Preface] This report is the ninth in a series of engineering studies on rail vehicle wheel performance. The series was started in response to high rates of cracking observed in the wheels of certain multiple unit (MU) power cars used in commuter service. One of the MU fleets, owned by New...Technical Memorandum: Broken Rail/Open Switch Point Detection System
In the fall of 1993, an assessment was made of the existing conditions on the Railroad Test Track (RTT) at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado with the objective of identifying modifications to the track structure, track geometry, catenary system and signal system to support...Revenue Track Gage Widening Tests Using the Track Loading Vehicle
ABSTRACT Gage widening tests were conducted using the TLV on portions of tracks of nine Class I railroads in North America. The measured unloaded gage and loaded gage, along with the computed delta gage (the difference between - loaded and unloaded gages) and track compliance (delta gage per...
Rail Operating Practices: NAFTA Report 1997
Following the coming into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in January, 1994, the Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee (LTSS) was established to consider, among other items, the compatibility of rail safety regulations relevant to cross-border operations. The LTSS...
Seismic Damage Assessment of Rail Structures in Japan after the January 1995 Kobe Earthquake
In the six weeks following the January 17, 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake (also called the 1995 Hyogo-Ken-Nanbu Earthquake or the Kobe Earthquake) an enormous effort has been expended in the cleanup, demolition, repair and rebuilding of the damaged rail facilities. It is a credit to the rail owners...Report on the Functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission
This report examines a range of policy issues dealing with the economic regulation of surface transportation service (primarily freight) in the United States. Freight transportation represents a core element of our National economy. It provides U.S. manufacturers and consumers with access to...