DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF THE GENERAL 70-E TRUCK FOR BARTD

A new transit truck, the General 70-E, has recently undergone extensive testing on the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District's 4 1/2 mile test track at Concord, Calif. This paper outlines the basic design principles to be considered in the development of a truck; describes how these principles were incorporated in the General 70-E design; and presents the results of laboratory and road tests. Apart from a discussion of results, the authors have sought to achieve a broader significance in setting forth a logical procedure for the complete development of a transit truck, from concept through service testing.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in Anthology of Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Volume 2: Effects of Train Action and Rail Car Vibration. The anthology was sponsored by the Rail Transportation Division, ASME. Presented at 9th Joint ASME-IEEE Railroad Conference, San Francisco, Calif., May 4-6, 1966.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Burdick, W E
  • Jackson, K L
• Conference:
  • This paper appeared in Anthology of Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Volume 2: Effects of Train Action and Rail Car Vibration. The anthology was sponsored by the Rail Transportation Division, ASME. Presented at 9th Joint ASME-IEEE Railroad Conference, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 145-155

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed rail; Passenger cars; Rapid transit; Train track dynamics
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047423
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 66-RR-4 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM