Technical Reports

Control of Wheel/Rail Noise and Vibration

This report presents the results of a program to develop and evaluate techniques for the control of wheel/rail noise in urban rail transit systems. The first part of the program included a literature review and a cost-benefit analysis to select, for further study, the most cost-effective wheel/rail...

Management of Urban Construction Programs Volume II: Supplemental Information

This report is part of a program sponsored by the Office of Rail and Construction Technology of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. The overall objective of the study is to develop guidelines that can be used by local government authorities, such as transportation, water, and sanitation...

Safety of Vital Control and Communication Systems in Guided Ground Transportation. Analysis of Railroad Signaling System: Microprocessor Interlocking

The study has been conducted with the goal of gaining an insight into the issues of maintaining vital signal systems implemented with microprocessor chips and of making field changes to the application of such systems. To relate these abstract topics to concrete issues, two actual commercial...

Study of Braking Operations Using a Locomotive Simulator

The Volpe Center is currently supporting the Federal Railroad Administration in developing revisions to the safety standards for train air brakes. As part of the program, one of the tasks was to evaluate the effects certain operating parameters have on the performance and response of braking...

Experimental Residual Stress Measurement of New and Used Commuter Rail Wheels

The report outlines the procedures used and presents the data obtained during the wheel saw-cutting portion of the Cracked Wheel Investigation. The purpose of the wheel saw cutting experiment was to determine the magnitude and direction of the residual stresses in a new, as well as a service-worn...

Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Review of Existing EMF Guidelines, Standards and Regulations.

To assess the state of knowledge about anticipated electric and magnetic field (EMF) exposures from electrical transportation systems, including electrically powered rail and magnetically levitated (maglev), research concerning biological effects of EMF exposure, with special emphasis on broad...

Evaluation of Immediate Actions Taken to Deal with Cracking Problems Observed in Wheels of Rail Commuter Cars.

The report is the first in a series of engineering studies on railroad vehicle wheel performance. Preliminary studies are summarized, involving evaluation of actions taken to respond to high rates of crack occurrence observed in the wheels of certain multiple unit (MU) power cars used in commuter...

Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems: X2000 U.S. Demonstration Vehicle Dynamics Trials, Preliminary Test Report.

The report documents the procedures, events, and results of vehicle dynamic tests carried out on the ASEA-Brown Boveri (ABB) X2000 tilt body trainset in the U.S. between October 1992 and January 1993. These tests, sponsored by Amtrak and supported by the FRA, were conducted to assess the...

Evaluation of Rail Rollover Derailment Study

Research conducted by the Association of American Railroads at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado, led to an understanding of the gage widening behavior exhibited by several 125-ton gondola cars and locomotives in a 6-degree curve of the Facility for...

Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Comparison of Magnetic and Electric Fields of Conventional and Advanced Electrified Transportation Systems.

Concerns exist regarding the potential safety, environmental and health effects on the public and on transportation workers due to electrification along new or existing rail corridors, and to proposed maglev and high speed rail operations. Therefore, the characterization of electric and magnetic...

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