MECHANICAL DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE AFFECT WHEEL/RAIL LOADING

This is the sixth and concluding installment of a series of articles discussing the wheel and rail loadings developed by locomotives. Data are based on calculations and experiments conducted by Electro-Motive. The information may assist in explaining and preventing some of the derailments railroads experience.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Koci, L F
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22
• Serial:
  • Railway Locomotives and Cars
  • Volume: 146
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Derailments; Jackknifing; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Alignment control; Bolster stops; Wheel size matching
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047461
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1974 12:00AM