TTCI: TOUGH TESTS FOR HIGH-TECH POWER

The article provides information on the Transportation Technology Center's (TTC) and the General Motor's Electro-Motive Division (EMD) testing, evaluating and proving of the performance of the newly developed high technology locomotives. TTC is used by many suppliers for short term test programs focused on ensuring that proposed products comply with stringent industry standards, and EMD is used as a case study in this article.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Jackson, R
  • Triest, M
• Publication Date: 1999-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 55-58
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 200
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight service; Heavy duty vehicles; Locomotives; Performance based specifications; Performance tests; Product development; Standards; Technological innovations; Technology assessment
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794254
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 4 2000 12:00AM