PRE REVENUE SERVICE ACTIVITIES, AC PROPULSION PROJECT

IN 1971 THE CLEVELAND TRANSIT SYSTEM RECEIVED A GRANT CONTRACT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION TO TEST, DEMONSTRATE AND EVALUATE A SOLID STATE AC PROPULSION SYSTEM ON THREE RAPID TRANSIT CARS (PROJECT OH-06-0006). THE AC PROPULSION SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED BY THE WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE DIVISION, WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY (WABCO), WILMERDING, PA. THIS REPORT IS ONE OF A SERIES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT. THE RETROFIT PROCESS IS DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN DETAIL. THE CAR CHECK-OUT PROGRAM TO VERIFY SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IS ALSO DESCRIBED AND SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS DISCUSSED. THE PROBLEMS AND UNUSUAL DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE PRE REVENUE SERVICE EFFORT ARE SUMMARIZED IN THIS REPORT. THE INSTALLATION OF A CAR CARRIED COMPUTER BASED DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED AND THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THISUNIQUE EFFORT ENUMERATED. NO SPECIFIC DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAMMING DETAILS AND NO SPECIFIC CAR PERFORMANCE DETAILS ARE PROVIDED. THESE ARE REPORTED SEPARATELY IN UMTA-OH-06-0006-73-1 AND UMTA-OH-06-0006-73-3 RESPECTIVELY. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • UMTA-0H-06-0006-73-2
• Corporate Authors:

  Cleveland Transit System

  1404 East 9th Street
  Cleveland, OH  United States  44114
• Authors:
  • Pier, J R
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programming; Data collection; Propulsion; Railroad cars; Rapid transit; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223956
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Interim
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM