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Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the Washington Metropolitan Transit (WMATA) System Volume I - Analysis

The safety of magnetically levitated (maglev) and high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Plans for near future US applications include maglev technology (e.g. in Orlando, FL and Pittsburgh, PA)...

Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Urban Transit System. Volume 1. Analysis.

The safety of magnetically levitated (maglev) and high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Plans for near future US applications include maglev projects (e.g. in Orlando, FL and Pittsburgh, PA)...

A Survey of Railroad Industry Perceptions Regarding Needed Locomotive Cab Design Improvements

This survey was initiated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) as part of the objective to improve locomotive cab safety. The need for and the definition of the survey was generated by the Locomotive Control Compartment Committee (LCCC) in its advisory role to the FRA. The survey was...

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...

Field Testing of a Wayside Wheel Crack Detection System

A prototype crack detection system for railroad wheels has been developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The system is designed to detect the presence of thermal cracks in railroad wheels as they pass by an inspection...

Effect of Worn Components on Brake Forces in a Freight Car Rigging

A braking test program was conducted to investigate the extent of and causes for significant variations in braking thermal input to railcar wheels. The program consisted of the following tasks: -Brake force data was reviewed from previous test programs and computer simulations of brake forces in...

Development and Testing of a Stuck Brake Detector for Wayside Inspection of Railroad Cars

Stuck brakes and unreleased hand brakes can cause the wheels of moving trains to overheat and develop thermal cracks. A method of detecting stuck brakes by direct measurement of rail forces is described. An alarm criterion for longitudinal rail forces is discussed. The design and calibration...

Operational Parameters in Acoustic Signature Inspection of Railroad Wheels

A brief summary is ,given of some prior studies which established the feasibility of using acoustic signatures for inspection of railroad wheels. The purpose of the present work was to elucidate operational parameters which would be of importance for the development of a prototype system....

Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program - Methodology Used in the Train Reviews

A number of new passenger train systems have been developed throughout the world and are now, or soon will be, available. They represent technology that is available for possible use in the United States. Starting in early 1977, the Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program (IPEEP) initiated...

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