FREIGHT CAR TRUCKS: THE CONTINUING SEARCH--AND NEED--FOR IMPROVEMENT

The three-piece freight car truck, standard in North America, has been found with inherent deficiencies which might be overcome if the industry were willing to make an investment for lateral and vertical cushioning comparable to that already made for longitudinal cushioning. The problems with current trucks, attempts to introduce designs which would perform better, and activities in freight car truck research, past and present, are described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Authors:
  • Houser, F N
• Publication Date: 1977-9-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 24-28
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 178
  • Issue Number: 17
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Freight cars; High speed vehicles; Hunting (Dynamics); Loss and damage; Research projects; Ride quality; Rocking; Rolling; Suspension systems; Technology; Train track dynamics; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Southern Pacific Railroad
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design; High speed cars; Rock and roll
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Research; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164450
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM