TRACK DESIGN TO REDUCE TRAIN ACTION

In rolling country, the possibility of severe train action excited by the track profile is a constant design problem. A consideration of car energy in rolling terrain leads, in a relatively simple way, to the identification of terrain features which causes severe train action. Train action, as the rail line traverses a valley in a level or sloping plateau, is considered. Track profile design criteria can be established. The use of a power application strategy, coupled with a track profile strategy, permits a train to negotiate conditions which have, in the past, required heavy train braking and severe speed limitations to avoid severe train action.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • CORNEIL, E R
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroad tracks; Train track dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Profiles
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051297
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: 73-ICT-39
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 1974 12:00AM