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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...