TRAIN TRACK DYNAMICS - GUIDELINES FOR: TRAIN HANDLING, TRAIN AND STRUCTURE, ENGINEER EDUCATION

The abstract of guidelines taken from Track Train Dynamics Manual indicates factors in four areas which are important in improving the performance of freight trains.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • An RPI-AAR cooperative program. See 080130.
• Corporate Authors:

  Association of American Railroads Research Center

  3140 South Federal Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Braking performance; Education; Locomotive engineers; Locomotive operation; Locomotive operations; Overturning; Rail (Railroads); Railroad tracks; Stresses; Train operation; Train operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive engineer's tasks; Rail overturning; Track stress; Train parting
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080341
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads Research Center
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-122(73T 0252)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1976 12:00AM