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Engineering Tests for Energy Storage Cars at the Transportation Test Center: Volume IV - Ride Roughness Tests

The primary purpose of the tests documented herein was to demonstrate the principles and feasibility of an energy storage type propulsion system, and its adaptability to an existing car design. The test program comprised four phases of tests on two New York City Transit Authority R-32 cars where...

Engineering Tests for Energy Storage Cars at the Transportation Test Center: Volume III - Noise Tests

Engineering Tests for Energy Storage Cars at the Transportation Test Center: Volume II - Performance, Power Consumption and Radio Frequency Interference Tests

The primary purpose of, the tests documented herein was to demonstrate the principles and feasibility of an energy-storage-type propulsion system, and its adaptability to an existing car design. The test program comprised four phases of tests on two New York City Transit Authority R-32 cars where...

Engineering Tests for Energy Storage Cars at the Transportation Test Center: Volume I - Program Description and Test Summary

Development of a System to Display and Record Slack Action in Freight Trains

This report summarizes the development of a system which senses, displays and records the slack action or inter-car movement in freight trains. The system, called the Draft-Buff Indicator (DBI) , was developed to serve as a train-handling aid. It provides the user (railroad training officer,...

Calculated Performance of the ASEA RC4A and Alsthom CC14500 Locomotive Hauled Amfleet Consists - New York to Washington, D. C.

This report presents a description and the results of Train Performance Calculations performed to determine the performance of specific Swedish and French Locomotive Hauled Amfleet Consists on the existing Northeast Corridor track route between New York City and Washington, D. C., assuming a...

An Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Concrete Cross Tie and Fastener Loads

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 covers a review and evaluation of track analysis models for predicting tie and fastener loads. The principal...

Advanced Systems and Advanced Technology: a Summary of Ten Years of Advanced Research and Development by the Federal Railroad Administration

This document summarizes the advanced systems and advanced technology research done by the FRA over the last ten years. It is separated into two sections. The first section, Advanced Systems, contains the following parts: Systems Engineering, Tracked Air Cushion Vehicles, Tube Vehicles, Multimodal...

Accident/Incident Bulletin No.145

This document contains all accidents/incidents filed by railroads in accordance with 49 CFR 225. It covers the 1976 calendar year.

A Study on Railroad Ballast Economics

This report presents the results of Phase V - Economic Evaluation of the Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program. The present "State of the Art" in the ballast costing area is discussed. The individual ballast costs are quantified to the extent possible using the data base compiled...

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