TRACKING & RIDE PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRO-MOTIVE 6-AXLE LOCOMOTIVES
The three-axle truck has been investigated to determine correlation between ride quality and derailment tendency. The tests, instrumentation and interpretation of results are described. The SDP40F was tested on marginal track, in situations where truck hunting can occur, and where it could be compared with two-axle locomotive and freight car trucks heavily loaded. It was concluded that more documentation is needed for the load levels which different North American track structures can safely accommodate in terms of short-duration and cumulative loadings.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at the 13th Annual Railroad Engineering Conference, Pueblo, Colorado, October 12-13, 1976, and included in the Conference Proceedings, "Railroading Challenges in America's Third Century--Improved Reliability and Safety," sponsored by the FRA's Office of Research and Development, U.S. DOT.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Klinke, W R
- Swenson, C A
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1977-7
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 106-118
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Derailments; Locomotives; Overturning; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Ride quality; Rolling contact; Standards; Steering; Three axle trucks; Train track dynamics; Vehicle design; Wheels
- Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral loads
- Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive design; Rail overturning; Track standards
- Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00163794
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-77/13 Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Oct 29 1977 12:00AM