SOAC (STATE-OF-THE-ART CAR) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. VOLUME I. DESIGN, FABRICATION AND TEST

Design, fabrication and test of two new State-of-the-Art Cars (SOAC) whose objective is to demonstrate the current state-of-the-art in rail rapid transit vehicle technology were carried out. Passenger convenience and operating efficiency were primary goals. The SOAC features a DC-DC chopper in the propulsion system, separately excited DC traction motors, all-steel construction (with molded fiberglass ends), and vandal-resistant and fire-retardant materials in the interior. This volume, Volume 1 of a two-volume report, covers the development program through engineering testing; including data on design and performance, propulsion and braking, subsystems, test program, mockup and demonstration programs, and economic analysis.

• Corporate Authors:

  Boeing Company

  Vertol Division
  Philadelphia, PA  United States 

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 193 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chopper circuits; Economic efficiency; Light rail vehicles; Passenger cars; Passenger comfort; Rapid transit cars; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: State of the Art Car (Rapid transit car)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Choppers; Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080249
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: D174-10031-1 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-10007
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM