TRUCKS FOR 100 MPH FREIGHT SERVICE: DESIGN-PERFORMANCE-SAFETY-RELIABILITY

This paper describes the causes of unsatisfactory high speed performance of standard freight car trucks and the design philosophies which can avoid such problems. Test results and service experience with one such high-speed truck are detailed. Such a design provides a margin for future speed increases and offers reduced wear rates for present operations.

• 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.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Railroad Administration

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• Authors:
  • Weber, H B
• Conference:
  • 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 O
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 128-137

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car trucks (Railroads); High speed vehicles; Hunting (Dynamics); Ride quality; Spring; Suspension systems; Trucks; Vehicle design; Wear; Wheels
• Old TRIS Terms: High speed cars; Swing motion trucks
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163796
• 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