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Metroliner Truck Test RG-125.1: Ride Quality Analysis

This report contains the results of a comparison of ride quality data collected on Metroliner Cars 850 and 855. The comparison is made in terms of standard deviations and peak values of the recorded lateral, vertical and longitudinal acceleration and in terms of the International Standardization...

LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck Test - Volume I

This report presents the test plan and results for Phase II tests of the LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck. This report is submitted to the Department of Transportation/Federal Railroad Administration to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 19.0 of reference (a). Section 4.0 is the test plan which was...

Locomotive to Automobile Baseline Crash Tests

Four Locomotive to Automobile Crash tests were performed by the Dynamic Science Division of Ultrasystems at DOT's High Speed Ground Test Center under contract to the Transportation Systems Center, which is conducting the work for the Federal Railroad Administration. This report documents these...

International Research Program on Track/Train Dynamics: Phase One Report

Prepared for the Federal Railroad Administration, Railway Progress Institute, Transportation Development Agency of Canada and Association of American Railroads as a summary of the first phase of ten-year program. Detailed in this report are the plans and progress of a joint government/industry...

General Vehicle Test Plan (GVTP) for Urban Rail Transit Cars

The General Vehicle Test Plan provides a system for general vehicle testing and for documenting and utilizing data and information in the testing of urban rail transit cars. Test procedures are defined for nine categories: 1) Performance; 2) Power Consumption; 3) Power System Interaction; 4)...