ENERGY-ABSORBING BUMPING POSTS

Friction-type bumpers, designed to yield on impact with a progressive rate of retardation, have been tested by the New York City Transit Authority. The German-developed units are of varying designs including models for dead-end passenger terminal tracks.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1978-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 71-72
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 21 N
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bumpers; Intellectual disabilities; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Retardation
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00177035
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM