Conrail Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake Revenue Service Test
This letter report, prepared by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Transportation Technology Center (TIC), Pueblo, Colorado, covers the final report on the Conrail Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Brake Revenue Service Test. The test report written by Conrail is attached. The Conrail revenue service ECP brake test was intended to investigate the possible benefits of ECP brakes. Mechanical repairs and energy consumption were tracked on the ECP train and on a nearly identical train in the same service (this train is referred to as the "placebo" train in the Conrail report). This report will also include the latest information on the ongoing Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) revenue service testing. The Conrail report covers five major areas: (1) energy consumption and coupler force data, (2) car control device (CCD) reliability, (3) percentage of operability under ECP brake control, (4) stuck brakes in the overlay mode, and (5) repair data. This letter report will address each of these areas.
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Corporate Authors:
Association of American Railroads
Transportation Technology Center, P. O. Box 11130
Pueblo, CO United States 81001Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1997-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Letter Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 37p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Energy consumption; Testing
- Candidate Terms: Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
- Identifier Terms: BNSF Railway; Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Repair data
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01679499
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 27 2018 5:23PM