5000 MILE BOX CAR VIBRATION TEST

There has been much research and testing to measure shock and vibration. However, such work has usually been restricted to specialized objectives over a limited territory and without complete instrumentation. This paper describes a 5000-mile test of an instrumented box car in revenue trains over five different railroads. It was part of the AAR Technical Center's Freight Loss and Damage Program and the RPI/AAR Cooperative Truck Safety Research and Test Project. The 60-foot, 70-ton car was operated between Chicago and the West Coast on a round trip involving two different routes.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was prepared for a Panel Discussion on Freight Car Dynamics at the Rail Transportation Division of the ASME, Winter Annual Meeting, New York, New York, 19-20 November 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Guins, S G
  • Olson, L L
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Box cars; Dynamic tests; Instrumentation; Test vehicles; Train track dynamics; Vehicle design; Vibration tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Test cars
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096653
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1976 12:00AM