WHEEL/RAIL INTERACTION IN A LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM

An investigation of the behavior of light rail transit vehicles on standard gauge track is described in this paper. A special emphasis is based on the condition of the wheels, rails, equipment and track parameters that contribute to wheel/rail dynamics that in turn affect ride quality. The purpose of the study was to provide recommendations to the transit as to the least-cost solution to ivercome the current problems of excessive hunting and to improve ride quality.

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  American Public Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Frumkin, N
  • Ugarte, E
  • Kelly, D
  • Holfeld, D
• Conference:
  • 2003 Rail Transit Conference Proceedings
  • Location: San Jose, California
  • Date: 2003-6-8 to 2003-6-12
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 9p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Light rail transit; Quality assurance; Ride quality; Vehicle dynamics
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960916
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1931594082
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 11 2003 12:00AM