TRUCK PROBLEMS FROM CURRENT OPERATING DEMANDS

Increasing axle loads, vertical vibration causing damage to lading wheel lift on autorack flat cars, long cars and heavy hoppers, and fabrication and durability problems connected with recent truck designs are discussed. The economic desirability of adopting new truck designs is briefly mentioned.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Technical Proceedings from 1964 Railroad Engineering Conference.
• Corporate Authors:

  Symington Wayne Corporation

  2 Main Street
  Depew, NY  United States 
• Authors:
  • Adams, D W
• Conference:
  • Technical Proceedings from 1964 Railroad Engineering Conference.
• Publication Date: 1964-9-24

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 30-34

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile rack cars; Axle load force; Dynamics; Economics; Flat cars; Freight cars; Hopper cars; Motor vehicles; Railroad cars; Technology; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Vertical dynamics
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Car vibration; Vehicle vibration; Wheel lift
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039518
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Proc
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM