RAILROAD ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC): PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM SPONSORED BY THE RAILROAD EMC WORKING GROUP--ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, AMERICAN RAILWAY ENGINEERING ASSOCIATION

The Symposium on Railroad Electromagnetic Compatibility (May 14-15, 1980) consisted of five technical sessions on electric traction power distribution systems, locomotive and other propulsion systems, communication and power lines paralleling the right-of-way, signal and control, and measurement techniques; a special session giving an overview of the Transportation Test Center; and a special session on the activities of the Railroad Electromagnetic Compatibility Working Group. This report consists of the twenty papers presented at the technical sessions, summaries of the discussions held during those sessions, the working group's activity report, and the text of the keynote speech delivered by Southern Railway System President H.H. Hall.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Symposium held May 14-15, 1980 at University of Southern Colorado in Pueblo, Colorado, and was hosted by the Federal Railroad Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  Unified Industries, Incorporated

  6600 Loisdale Court, Suite 400
  Springfield, VA  United States  22150

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1981-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 219 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Communications; Diesel electric locomotives; Electric locomotives; Electric power conditioning; Electromagnetic interference; Inductive interference; Interference; Radio; Railroad electrification; Safety; Signaling
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341246
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-80/46 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-9044
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1981 12:00AM