Improving Ride Quality and Track Durability at Track Transitions
The objective of this project is to: (1) find effective and affordable methods to remedy ride quality and track settlement problems at track transitions - locations where track construction changes, as at bridges, turnouts, road crossings, and track crossings; and (2) perform studies to better understand the roles of track stiffness, damping, and other factors that may either contribute to or help remedy poor ride quality and differential settlement at track transitions.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Track-Train Interaction Safety
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Plotkin, Don
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Performing Organizations:
Transportation Technology Center, Incorporated
55500 DOT Road
Pueblo, CO United States 81001 - Start Date: 20120510
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 30813
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Durability; Railroad tracks; Railroad turnouts; Ride quality; Settlement (Structures)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Transition zones
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01465226
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:57PM