Technical Reports

Undesired Emergency Brake Applications - Transportation Test Center UDE Tests

This report covers the Federal Railroad Administration funded Undesired Emergency Tests performed at the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado. This report also covers the AAR research conducted prior to the Transportation Test Center tests. This is necessary in order to provide a...

Test of Alerter/Emergency Braking System

The purpose of this alerting device test program was to obtain a base of data that can subsequently be used to determine the effectiveness of the tested equipment. The approach for accomplishing this was to use the Research and Locomotive Evaluator/Simulator (RALES) full-scale locomotive simulator...

Safety Relevant Observations on the X200 Train as Developed for the Swedish National Railways

The safety of high speed rail technology proposed for possible application.in the United States is of concern to the Federal Railroad Administration. This report, one in a series of reports planned for high speed rail technologies presents an initial review of one such technology, t-he Swedish...

Review and Analysis of Railroad Passenger Car Waste Retention Systems Volume II: Appendices C, D and E

The traditional practice of dumping railroad toilet and other waste directly onto the tracks is still used on most passenger cars operated by Amtrak. However, this practice is being questioned and legislation to require full waste retention systems is under consideration. This report has been...

Heavy Axle Load Track Gage Widening Tests by Using the Track Loading Vehicle

The TLV was used to conducted a series of static and dynamic gage widening tests. The tests were conducted over the High-Tonnage Loop at the AAR's Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) in Pueblo, Colorado. The gage widening under the 39-ton axle load was compared with that under the 33-...

Hazardous Material Releases Due To Unsecured Openings and Lining Failures - Volume II (Appendices)

In response to the large number of unintentional releases of hazardous materials from railroad tank cars for which accidents were not the cause, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated this study to (1) recommend procedures to ensure that tank car appurtenances are properly maintained...

Freight Car Fatigue - Coal Car Simulator Demonstration Test

A full scale fatigue test of a 100-ton coal gondola car on the Transportation Test Center's (TTC) Simuloader facility was successfully completed recently. With a short test encompassing 270 hours of Simuloader testing, the freight car was subjected to fatigue damage equivalent to 600,000 miles of...

Double Stack Container Systems: Implications for U.S. Railroads and Ports - Final Report

This study assesses the potential for domestic double-stack container transportation and the implications of expanded doublestack systems for railroads, ports, and ocean carriers. The study suggests that double-stack service can be fully competitive with trucks in dense traffic corridors of 725...

Double Stack Container Systems: Implications for U.S. Railroads and Ports - Executive Summary

Double Stack Container Systems: Implications for U.S. Railroads and Ports - Bibliography

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