ROLLER BEARING ADAPTER MOUNTINGS FOR RAILROAD CARS

This paper deals with the development of an elastomeric mounting for installation between the roller bearing adapters and truck side frames of railroad cars. This mounting will provide for a controlled lateral motion between the adapter and side frame of a nominal +/- 5/16 in. Test installations and the results of these preliminary tests are discussed and the advantages of a roller bearing adapter mounting are pointed out. Most of the purported advantages are supported with test results while others are predicted as a result of the test data.

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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., Dec. 1-5, 1968.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Sherrick, J W
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 189-196
• Serial:
  • Publication of: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
  • Publisher: Association of American Railroads
  • ISSN: 0899-2029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearings; Freight cars; Roller bearings; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Roller bearing adapters
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047427
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM