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Passenger Train Emergency Systems: Single-Level Commuter Rail Car Egress Experiments

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is investigating how to improve rule provisions addressing the safe, timely, and effective evacuation of intercity and commuter rail passengers in various emergency scenarios. A variety of evacuation concepts, strategies, and techniques for applicability...

Dynalist II- A Computer Program for Stability and Dynamic Response Analysis of Rail Vehicle Systems : Volume II : User's Manual

A methodology and a computer program, DYNALIST II, have been developed for computing the response of rail vehicle systems to sinusoidal or stationary random rail irregularities. The computer program represents an extension of the earlier DYNALIST program. A modal synthesis procedure is used...

Universal Safeguard Cab (Idler Locomotive Cab) Concept Development, Volume II: Demonstrator Alternatives and Implementation

Volume II of this report presents analyses of seven different demonstrator configurations, four in the hi-rail dual mode, and three in the rail-bound mode. The examination of the alternatives was carried out in terms of four main criteria: fidelity to the concept of the Universal Safeguard Cab,...

DOTX 216 Schedule August 2015

Railroad Classification Yard Technology: A Survey and Assessment

This report documents a survey and assessment of the current state of the art in rail freight-car classification yard technology. The major objective was the identification of research and development necessary for technological improvements in railroad classification yards. This involved a...

Train-to-Train Rear End Impact Tests Volume I: Pre-Impact Determination of Vehicle Properties

Nine train-to-train rear end impact tests were performed by the Dynamic Science Division of Ultrasystems, Inc., at DOT's Transportation Test Center under contract with the Transportation Systems Center which is conducting the program for the Federal Railroad Administration. This final report...

A Study of Linear Induction Motor Characteristics: The Oberretl Model

The Oberretl theory of the double-sided linear induction motor is examined, starting with the idealized model and accompanying assumptions, and ending with relations for predicted thrust, airgap power, and motor efficiency. The effect of varying the maximum transverse harmonic order on the...

Test Specification #7115 for Switchyard Impact Tests (RPI-AAR Phase 15)

This report contains information regarding test specification #7115 for switchyard impact tests. It covers test requirements, photo coverage requirements, instrumentation requirements, pre-test measurement requirements, data recording and reduction requirements, physical pre-test measurement...

Test Plan for LRC Train Service Evaluation

This report demonstrates the performance of the LRC Train to the FRA, Burlington Northern, and the AAR in order to show safe operation at speeds in curves in excess of that permitted by AAR and FRA standards in unbalance in curves. All speeds will, however, be within other FRA track safety...

Technical Background On Linear Induction Motors in Transportation

This report, which is comprised of seven technical papers on the subject, provides a comprehensive background on Linear Induction Motors in transportation. The first paper forms a convenient introduction to the Linear Induction Motor and includes several different configurations of the motor....

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