Freight Car Fatigue Load Environment
The objective of this project is to (1) determine the vertical, lateral and longitudinal in-train environment for selected trains in selected services; (2) catalogue results for future comparisons and analyses; (3) compare results with existing car and component standards and repos results; and (4) modify standards where necessary.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Equipment and Components
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $377000.00
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Performing Organizations:
Transportation Technology Center, Incorporated
55500 DOT Road
Pueblo, CO United States 81001 - Start Date: 20051001
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20091001
- Source Data: RiP Project 30707
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Failure; Freight cars; Loads
- Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral loads
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01465245
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Files: RiP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:57PM