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Locomotive Crashworthiness Impact Test No. 1: Test Procedures, Instrumentation and Data
A full-scale locomotive impact test was performed August 1, 2002. The test involved a SD-45 locomotive, modified to meet AAR Specification S-580, and three trailing loaded hopper cars impacting a stationary consist of 35 loaded hopper cars at 32 mph. There was a large amount of damage to the pilot...Guidelines for Estimating Trip Times, Energy Use and Emissions for HSGT Technologies
In the present report, the task of estimating, quantitatively, the energy use and emissions associated with the introduction of maglev as a new mode of mass transportation is addressed. For comparison purposes, methods of estimating those quantities for more conventional modes of transportation...
An Examination of Amtrak's Acela High Speed Rail Simulator for FRA Research Purposes
Amtrak recently completed upgrading the northeast corridor (NEC) to become the nation’s first high speed rail corridor. As part of this upgrade, Amtrak acquired a simulator to train its locomotive engineers on the operation of the new Acela trainsets that will run along the NEC. The U.S....