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Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Final Report

The overall objectives of the TDOP Phase II are to provide technological and economic bases for assessing freight car truck performance and design, and to generate uniform testing and performance guidelines for truck/carbody systems. This report summarizes the approaches employed in this study...

Track Component Property Tests Volume II: Rails, Ties, Joint Bars and Fasteners

This report describes the test procedures and results from a series of tests on the physical properties of concrete ties, rails, joint bars and rail fasteners, conducted at the Association of American Railroad's Track Research Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois. The properties investigated were:...

The Second International Heavy Haul Railway Conference: Pre-Conference Proceedings

This document compiles the papers to be presented at the Second International Heavy Haul Railway Conference from September 25-30, 1980, in Colorado Springs, CO.

Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1980

[From the Introduction] The 1980 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 130 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: the railroad(s) involved, the location and time of the accident, the type of railroad accident, the...

Study of Fire Extinguishment of a Replacement Fluid for Use in Transformers in Lieu of Askarel

A series of tests were performed at the Factory Mutual Test Center 1) to obtain information on the performance of various extinguishing agents used with hand-held fire extinguishers to control fire involving a Midel, a transformer fluid for replacement of Askarel, and 2) to compare the results with...

Railroad Employee Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration in 1982

This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in the investigation of railroad employee fatalities during 1982. Not included are fatalities that occurred during train operation accidents; these are reported under another type of investigation. The purpose of this report is...

Railroad Employee Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration in 1981

[From the Introduction] This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in the investigation of railroad employee fatalities during 1981. Not included are fatalities that occurred during train operation accidents; these are reported under another type of investigation. The...

Railroad Employee Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration in 1980

[From the Introduction] This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in the investigation of railroad employee fatalities during 1980. Not included are fatalities that occurred during train operation accidents; these are reported under another type of investigation. The...

Railroad Electrification Activity: A Summary Report, 1980-1981

This report reviews the status of railway electrification in North America and selected countries worldwide, for the period June, 1980 through June, 1981. Included in the report are updates on the extent of construction of electrification; research completed on feasibility studies and technical...

Radial Axle Truck Test Results Report

This report describes the performance tests conducted on a pair of prototype radial axle trucks developed by GSI. The trucks tested were purchased from GSI by Amtrak and tested by FRA as a joint FRA/Amtrak project. The results of this test show that, as configured for this test, the trucks...

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