PERFORMANCE OF TOFC-COFC ARRANGEMENTS IN YARD-TYPE IMPACT TESTS

As shipment of trailers and containers by rail continues to increase, there is a growing tendency not to provide special handling, and, ultimately, complete mixed service through hump yards is desirable. For this reason the cushion arrangements to provide protection to the lading during impact are of growing importance. There is a variety of arrangements available, but until recently no direct comparison had been made by tests of cushion effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to present this factual comparative test data, to relate this to the normal railroad operation, and to indicate cushion requirements, limitations, and related problems in moving toward unrestricted handling of piggyback and container cars.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in Anthology of Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Volume 1: Freight Car Impact. The anthology was sponsored by the Rail Transportation Division, ASME. Presented at the Winter Annual Meeting and Energy Systems Exposition, New York, N.Y., Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 1966.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Van der Sluys, W
  • Spence, J H
  • Marshall, M G
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 131-142
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
  • Publisher: Association of American Railroads
  • ISSN: 0899-2029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Cushioning materials; Impacts; Loss and damage; Trailers; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Cushioning; Lading protection
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047447
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1976 12:00AM