TEST TRAIN PROGRAM

This progress report covers a 12-month period of engineering, data collection and analysis efforts related to the Rail Research Program. Subjects include operation of the DOT Rail Research Cars, associated testing programs, test car upgrading, expansion of the Rail Research Program, data management and data analysis tasks which have been undertaken to benefit railroad technology.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated Jun 72, PB-226 048.
• Corporate Authors:

  ENSCO, Incorporated

  5400 Port Royal Road
  Springfield, VA  United States  22151

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1973-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Data collection; Equipment tests; Indicating instruments; Information processing; Instrumentation; Measuring instruments; Physical properties; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Railroad transportation; Sensors; Structural design; Track ballast; Vehicle tests
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track geometry
• Old TRIS Terms: Data recording; Fra rail research program; Fra test cars; Sensor characteristics; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091354
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: #5 Prog. Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-20032
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM