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Grantee Closeout Training

1. Open Attachment (.swf file)2. Select Program from List3. Select Internet ExplorerThe Grantee Closeout Training is compatible with most operating systems. However, If you are experience trouble downloading or viewing the training please make sure you follow the below troubleshooting activities...

An Industry Perspective on Maglev

Most of the recent discussion and proposed legislation concerning Maglev assumes that U.S. industry has a strong interest in Maglev and will be willling to take a proactive, costsharing role in the development of Maglev systems. As part of the preliminary feasibility studies on Maglev, the Federal...

Evaluation of a Top-of-Rail Lubrication System

This report documents the testing of a top of the rail lubricant applied in computer-controlled quantities. This system, the SENTRAEN 2000™, was developed by Tranergy. The testing was carried out over CSXT operated track between Corbin, KY and Cartersville, GA on various train runs from February...

Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium

This document contains the proceedings of the Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium held at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 24, 25, and 26, 1996. These proceedings have been developed from a transcript of the symposium and the material used by the presenters at the...

Analyses of Rail Chill Effect

The principles of heat transfer are applied to analyze the so-called “rail chill” effect, which refers to heat loss by conduction from a hot rail vehicle wheel through the contact area into a cold rail, the wheel having been heated by friction braking. A difference of more than a factor of two is...

Experimental Determination of Release Fields in Cut Railroad Car Wheels

A new approach to the measurement of residual stresses in railroad wheels is investigated using a saw cut method of releasing stresses in the structure. High-sensitivity moire interferometry combined with Michelson interferometry provides full-field information about the distribution of...