TRUCK DESIGN OPTIMIZATION PROJECT PHASE II. INTRODUCTORY REPORT

The Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II is being conducted to establish the performance and cost-effectiveness of premium freight car trucks with reference to the standard three-piece truck. This report sets up a framework for quantitative characterization of truck performance and outlines a method for collecting economic data. Means of achieving these objectives by road-testing, mathematical modeling, and review of maintenance and operational data are described. An important goal of the project is to supply the railroad industry with a basis for performance specifications for freight car trucks.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/design-and-analysis-track-compliance-measurement-system
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared for U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C. This report is the first of a series that will be published under the major title "Truck Design Optimization Project, Phase II as the multi-year program develops. It will be distributed at the second TDOP Phase II In-Progress Review to be held in San Francisco, California on December 15, 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Wyle Laboratories

  4620 Edison Avenue
  Colorado Springs, CO  United States  80915
• Authors:
  • Cappel, K
• Publication Date: 1978-11

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 110 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Economic analysis; Hunting oscillation; Instrumentation; Performance based specifications; Research projects; Ride quality; Snubbers; Specifications; Steering; Tests; Train track dynamics; Trucks; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Performance specifications
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00188678
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-78/53 Tech Rpt., TDOP TR-03
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-742-4277
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 27 1979 12:00AM