Facilities & Test Equipment

Concrete and Wood Tie Track Performance through 150 Million Gross Tons

This report has been prepared as part of the Improved Track Structures Research Program sponsored by the Office of Rail Safety Research of the Federal Railroad Administration. The report presents an evaluation of concrete and wood tie track performance from test data taken at the. Facility for...

WMATA Rapid Transit Vehicle Engineering Tests

This report presents the results of a series of engineering tests carried out on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rapid transit cars from September 1976 to August 1977, at the Department of Transportation (DOT), Transportation Test Center (TTC), Pueblo, Colorado. The test...

SLRV Engineering Tests at Department of Transportation Transportation Test Center: Volume IV - Data Logs

In May 1973, Boeing Vertol Company was awarded a contract to build Light Rail Vehicles to a specification sponsored by Department of Transportation's Urban Mass Transportation Administration, and identified a Standard Light Rail Vehicle (SLRV). Engineering testing on the SLRV was conducted by...

SLRV Engineering Tests at Department of Transportation Transportation Test Center: Volume III - Ride Quality, Noise, and Radio Frequency Interference Tests

SLRV Engineering Tests at Department of Transportation Transportation Test Center: Volume I - Introduction

In May 1973, Boeing Vertol Company was awarded a contract to build Light Rail Vehicles to a specification sponsored by Department of Transportation's Mass Transportation Administration, and identified a Standard Light Rail Vehicle (SLRV). Engineering testing on the SLRV was conducted by Boeing...

Postmortem Investigation of the Kansas Test Track, Volume II

The Kansas Test Track (KTT) was comprised of nine different track systems, which were founded on a designed embankment. The KTT subgrade experienced premature failure in-service, and KTT operations were terminated in June 1975 after approximately six months of traffic. A postmortem investigation of...

Mechanical Impedance Evaluations of the Kansas Test Track: Pretraffic and Posttraffic Tests

The Kansas Test Track (KTT) was comprised of nine different track systems whose dynamic response was measured in two series of impedance tests. Pretraffic impedance testing was done in 1973, before the KTT was opened to traffic, and a second (posttraffic) test series was carried out in 1975...

Aerodynamic Forces on Various Configurations of Railroad Cars and Carrying Trailers and Containers

Toward improving the energy efficiency of rail intermodal service, the aerodynamic characteristics of the rolling stock offer a significant opportunity for betterment. At speeds above 45 miles per hour more than half of the resistance of an intermodal train is caused by the aerodynamic drag of the...

Analysis of Data from the First Wheel Experiment at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing

The Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST), located at the Transportation Test Center near Pueblo, Colorado, is a joint government/ industry program for accelerated life cycle testing of railroad track and mechanical components. The facility consists of a 4.8-mile loop around which a...

Users' Manual for Kalker's "Exact" Nonlinear Creep Theory

The conversion of the computer program, "A Programme for Three-Dimensional Steady State Rolling" developed by Professor J. J. Kalker, from the original Algol language to FORTRAN is considered. This program determines the resultant creep forces and moment for steady state rolling of two bodies of...

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