Technical Reports

Railroad Research Bulletin - Autumn 1975 Volume 2, Number 2

This publication contains 1,106 abstracts of journal articles and research reports selected by RRIS from current railroad literature, 93 descriptions of computer programs, and 404 summaries of ongoing research activities in the railroad field. This material covers the entire range of railroading...

Railroad Research Bulletin - Spring 1975 Volume 2, Number 1

This publication contains 1,176 abstracts of journal articles and research reports selected by RRIS from current railroad literature and 235 summaries of ongoing research activities in the railroad field. This material covers the entire range of railroading from technology to operations,...

Proceedings of Roadbed Stabilization Lime Injection Conference

Proceedings of Roadbed Stabilization Lime Injection Conference includes twelve technical papers that were presented at the conference on August 21 and 22, 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The papers document the state of knowledge and related subjects on lime pressure injection stabilization of...

Northeast Corridor High Speed Rail Passenger Service Improvement Study: Task 3 - Track & Structures Upgrading Standards Development

Track and structure characteristics and problem areas to be encountered in upgrading the Corridor are discussed. Standards considerations and applicability are outlined along with the maintenance history of the Corridor. Track system options for application to 150 MPH High Speed Rail (HSR) service...

Northeast Corridor High Speed Rail Passenger Service Improvement Project: Task 7A - Terminals

A significant requirement of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 is the establishment of improved high speed rail passenger service consonant with the recommendations of the Secretary of Transportation in his report of September 1971 entitled “Recommendations for Northeast Corridor...

LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck Test - Volume I

This report presents the test plan and results for Phase II tests of the LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck. This report is submitted to the Department of Transportation/Federal Railroad Administration to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 19.0 of reference (a). Section 4.0 is the test plan which was...

LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck - Final Design Report

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Locomotive to Automobile Baseline Crash Tests

Four Locomotive to Automobile Crash tests were performed by the Dynamic Science Division of Ultrasystems at DOT's High Speed Ground Test Center under contract to the Transportation Systems Center, which is conducting the work for the Federal Railroad Administration. This report documents these...

General Vehicle Test Plan (GVTP) for Urban Rail Transit Cars

The General Vehicle Test Plan provides a system for general vehicle testing and for documenting and utilizing data and information in the testing of urban rail transit cars. Test procedures are defined for nine categories: 1) Performance; 2) Power Consumption; 3) Power System Interaction; 4)...

Functional Requirements for a Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST)

This report describes recommendations for a proposed Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) and the rationale for the recommendations. It includes a list of proposed initial test series for railroad track research and railroad mechanical equipment research to be conducted by rapid...

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