THE EFFECT OF FREIGHT CAR CUSHIONING CHARACTERISTICS ON TRAIN ACTION

The use of freight cars with end-of-car cushioning devices gave rise to severe coupler forces during run-in and run-out train action under certain operating conditions. Tests were made to determine the nature of this action and to compare the action of various types of hydraulic cushioning devices with that of standard friction draft gears. Modifications were made to some of the devices by their manufacturers and further tests were made to determine the degree of improvement effected. Some conclusions are drawn regarding criteria for the reduction of train action forces.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in Anthology of Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Volume 2: Effects of Train Action and Rail Car Vibration. The anthology was sponsored by the Rail Transportation Division, ASME. Presented at Winter Annual Meeting and Energy Systems Exposition, New York, N.Y., Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 1966.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • King, F E
  • Radford, R W
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 49-77
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
  • Publisher: Association of American Railroads
  • ISSN: 0899-2029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cushioning materials; Freight cars; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Cushioning; Slack action
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047416
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1974 12:00AM