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Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Triplet Cars Track Worthiness Tests

Track worthiness tests were performed on a consist of three commercial depressed center flatcars (Triplet Cars) equipped with span bolsters to distribute heavy loads over four trucks. Tests were compared to, but not limited by, specifications in Chapter XI of the AAR's, Manual of Standards and...

Safety Relevant Observations on the Ice High-Speed Train

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is concerned with safety the of high-speed rail technology proposed for possible application in the United States. This report, one in a series of reports'-pertaining to high-speed rail technologies, presents an initial review of the German high-speed train...

Safety Aspects of New Trucks and Lightweight Cars, Car 2 Final Report

The Federal Railroad Administration and Association of American Railroads (AAR) sponsored a program to validate new techniques for the analysis and testing of safety and track worthiness aspects of new freight cars and suspension designs. The program involved subjecting a lightweight aluminum...