PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES--HIGH-PERFORMANCE/HIGH-CUBE COVERED HOPPER CAR

This Guideline describes the areas of desired improvement in 100-ton, high-cube, covered car performance and sets goals to stimulate the design of improved covered hopper cars. Cars must improve upon the dynamic characteristics and life-cycle costs of existing covered hopper cars by reducing wear and tear on roadbed and by reducing derailment tendencies. TTD has organized a development program to design, build and test prototype cars to this Guideline.

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of American Railroads Research Center

  3140 South Federal Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616
• Authors:
  • MANOS, W P
  • Johnstone, B
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Covered hopper cars; Derailments; Design; Freight cars; High capacity cars; Life cycle costing; Prevention; Prototypes; Steering; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Lateral stability
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car design; Freight car dynamics; High cube cars
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Railroads; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334471
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: AAR R-423 Tech Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM