THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS IN FREIGHT CAR CUSHIONING

This paper covers a brief history of draft gears, testing techniques of draft gears, and the development of the present-day freight car cushioning system. It further discusses the variation and the transmission of accelerations to lading in cars equipped with end-of-car cushioning devices and sliding center sill devices.

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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 ASME Winter Annual Meeting and Energy Systems Exposition, New York, N.Y., Dec. 1-5, 1968.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Byrne, R
  • Britton, J G
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 143-151
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
  • Publisher: Association of American Railroads
  • ISSN: 0899-2029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cushioning materials; Freight cars; Gears; Impacts; Loss and damage
• Uncontrolled Terms: Draft gears
• Old TRIS Terms: Cushioning; Lading protection
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047448
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1974 12:00AM