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Resistance of a Freight Train to Forward Motion – Volume IV, User’s Manual for Freight Train Fuel Consumption Program

CITE Title : Resistance of a Freight Train to Forward Motion – Volume IV, User’s Manual for Freight Train Fuel Consumption Program Creator(s) : Muhlenberg, J D Corporate Creator(s) : MITRE Corporation Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1981-02-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-78/04.IV Final Rpt., MTR-80W00127 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79814 "Resistance of a Freight" (1981). "Resistance of a Freight Train to Forward Motion – Volume IV, User’s Manual for Freight Train Fuel Consumption Program" (1981) "Resistance of a Freight Train to Forward Motion – Volume IV, User’s Manual for Freight Train Fuel Consumption Program" , 1981 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Muhlenberg, J D

1981-02-01

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This document provides information concerning a computer program devised to predict fuel consumption of a freight train operated over a track with kno...

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Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S. Railway Rolling Stock: Volume 1: User's Guide

CITE Title : Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S. Railway Rolling Stock: Volume 1: User's Guide Creator(s) : Dimasi, Frank P. Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1981-01-01 Report Number : DOT-TSC-FRA-81-16,I;FRA/ORD-81-75.1; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6274 "Engineering Data Characterizing the" (1981). "Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S. Railway Rolling Stock: Volume 1: User's Guide" (1981) "Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S. Railway Rolling Stock: Volume 1: User's Guide" , 1981 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Dimasi, Frank P.

1981-01-01

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This report contains engineering parameter descriptions of major and distinctive freight vehicle configurations covering approximately 96% of the U.S....

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Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Performance Characterization for Type I Freight Car Trucks

CITE Title : Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Performance Characterization for Type I Freight Car Trucks Creator(s) : RamaChandran, P V;ElMadany, M M; Corporate Creator(s) : Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1981-01-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-81/10 Tech Rpt., TDOP Rpt. TR-10 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80062 "Truck Design Optimization Project" (1981). "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Performance Characterization for Type I Freight Car Trucks" (1981) "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Performance Characterization for Type I Freight Car Trucks" , 1981 Export RIS Citation Information.

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RamaChandran, P V ;

ElMadany, M M

1981-01-01

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TDOP/Phase II is part of a series of studies being conducted by the FRA to define the engineering options available to the railroad industry to improv...

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Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems

CITE Title : Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems Creator(s) : Kiang, R.L.;Ploeger, D.W.;Stock, W. A.;Eckerle, Joseph S;Wong, P. J.; Corporate Creator(s) : SRI International Published Date : 1980-12-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-80/90;SRI project 7663; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9115 "Railroad Classification Yard Technology:" (1980). "Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems" (1980) "Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Kiang, R.L. ;

Ploeger, D.W.
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1980-12-01

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The scope of this study has encompassed an evaluation of fourteen yard speed control devices, an identification of four generic speed control systems,...

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Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium

CITE Title : Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium Creator(s) : Nayak, P.R.;Palmer, D.W.; Corporate Creator(s) : Arthur D. Little, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1980-10-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-79/56;ADL-80589-11; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36192 "Issues and Dimensions of" (1980). "Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium" (1980) "Issues and Dimensions of Freight Car Size: A Compendium" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Nayak, P.R. ;

Palmer, D.W.

1980-10-01

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An investigation is made into the effects of the size, weight, and length of freight cars on the safety and efficiency of U.S. rail transportation. A ...

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$Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II Interim Report$

Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Interim Report

CITE Title : Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Interim Report Creator(s) : Sheldon, G;Bakken, G;Cappel, K;Gibson, D;Gilchrist, A;Glaser, R;RamaChandran, P V; Corporate Creator(s) : Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1980-06-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD/80-59 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79848 "Truck Design Optimization Project" (1980). "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Interim Report" (1980) "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Interim Report" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Sheldon, G ;

Bakken, G
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1980-06-01

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The overall objective of the TDOP Phase II project is to characterize the behavior of existing trucks (defined as Type I trucks) and to generate perfo...

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Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms

CITE Title : Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms Creator(s) : Szabo, B. A.;Diboll, W. B.;Peters, D. A.; Corporate Creator(s) : Washington University. School of Engineering and Applied Science Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1980-04-01 Report Number : FRA-ORD-76/269;DOT-OS-40106-3; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62583 "Tank Car Head Puncture" (1980). "Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms" (1980) "Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Szabo, B. A. ;

Diboll, W. B.
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1980-04-01

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In a number of railroad accidents the shell heads of hazardous material tank cars have been punctured. This report is concerned with the description a...

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Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume I, Text.

CITE Title : Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume I, Text. Creator(s) : Corbin, J. C. Corporate Creator(s) : ENSCO;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 1980-03-31 Report Number : DOT-TSC-FRA-80-04, I;FRA/ORD-80/22.1; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9617 "Statistical Representations of Track" (1980). "Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume I, Text." (1980) "Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume I, Text." , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Corbin, J. C.

1980-03-31

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Mathematical representations of railroad track geometry variations are derived from time series analyses of track measurements. Since the majority of ...

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Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume II, Appendices.

CITE Title : Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume II, Appendices. Creator(s) : Corbin, J. C. Corporate Creator(s) : ENSCO;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 1980-03-31 Report Number : DOT-TSC-FRA-80-04. II;FRA/ORD-80/22.2; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9618 "Statistical Representations of Track" (1980). "Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume II, Appendices." (1980) "Statistical Representations of Track Geometry : Volume II, Appendices." , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Corbin, J. C.

1980-03-31

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This volume contains some of the more detailed data and analyses to support the results and conclusions reached in Volume I of this report. It is divi...

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Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Analysis Plan

CITE Title : Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Analysis Plan Creator(s) : Johnson, Larry L;Gilchrist, A. J.; Corporate Creator(s) : Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1980-03-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-80/31 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80445 "Truck Design Optimization Project" (1980). "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Analysis Plan" (1980) "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II: Analysis Plan" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Johnson, Larry L ;

Gilchrist, A. J.

1980-03-01

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The purpose of this document is to set forth the Analysis Plan which will be followed in the Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II. The An...

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Freight Car Rollability Study: Task 1— Review and Requirements

CITE Title : Freight Car Rollability Study: Task 1— Review and Requirements Creator(s) : Petracek, S. J.;Savage, N.P.; Corporate Creator(s) : SRI International Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Transportation Systems Center;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 1980-02-01 Report Number : Technical Note TN 8831-80-1, SRI Project 8831 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74598 "Freight Car Rollability Study:" (1980). "Freight Car Rollability Study: Task 1— Review and Requirements" (1980) "Freight Car Rollability Study: Task 1— Review and Requirements" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Petracek, S. J. ;

Savage, N.P.

1980-02-01

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SRI International has begun an exploratory study of freight car rolling resistance in railroad classification yards. This study is sponsored by the Fe...

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Improving Railroad Technology: A Directory of Research and Development Projects of the Federal Railroad Administration: Fiscal Year 1980

CITE Title : Improving Railroad Technology: A Directory of Research and Development Projects of the Federal Railroad Administration: Fiscal Year 1980 Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1980-01-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-81/14 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60897 "Improving Railroad Technology: A" (1980). "Improving Railroad Technology: A Directory of Research and Development Projects of the Federal Railroad Administration: Fiscal Year 1980" (1980) "Improving Railroad Technology: A Directory of Research and Development Projects of the Federal Railroad Administration: Fiscal Year 1980" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development

1980-01-01

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The FRA's Research and Development program has as its goals near-term improvements in products and processes which would enhance safety, improvements ...

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Results and Analysis of the Switchyard Impact Tests

CITE Title : Results and Analysis of the Switchyard Impact Tests Creator(s) : Orringer, O.;Tong, Ping; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 1980-01-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-80-6;DOT-TSC-FRA-80-2; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8795 "Results and Analysis of" (1980). "Results and Analysis of the Switchyard Impact Tests" (1980) "Results and Analysis of the Switchyard Impact Tests" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Orringer, O. ;

Tong, Ping

1980-01-01

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This report presents the results and analysis of series 3 through 7 and series 10 of the FRA/RPI/AAR Switchyard Impact Tests. The test results and ana...

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Prevalence, Costs, and Handling of Drinking Problems on Seven Railroads

CITE Title : Prevalence, Costs, and Handling of Drinking Problems on Seven Railroads Creator(s) : Mannello, T. A.;Seaman, F. J.; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);University Research Corporation; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1979-12-01 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39402 "Prevalence, Costs, and Handling" (1979). "Prevalence, Costs, and Handling of Drinking Problems on Seven Railroads" (1979) "Prevalence, Costs, and Handling of Drinking Problems on Seven Railroads" , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Mannello, T. A. ;

Seaman, F. J.

1979-12-01

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This report presents and discusses the results of Project REAP (Railroad Employee Assistance Project), an in-depth study of the size of the alcohol ab...

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Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Prediction: Research Results

CITE Title : Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Prediction: Research Results Creator(s) : Mengert, Peter Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1979-12-01 Report Number : DOT-TSC-FRA-79-1;FRA-RRS-80-02; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8584 "Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Prediction:" (1979). "Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Prediction: Research Results" (1979) "Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Prediction: Research Results" , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Mengert, Peter

1979-12-01

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This document presents techniques for constructing and evaluating railroad grade crossing hazard indexes. Hazard indexes are objective formulas for co...

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Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Friction Snubber Force Measurement System (FSFMS) Field Test Report

CITE Title : Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Friction Snubber Force Measurement System (FSFMS) Field Test Report Creator(s) : Gibson, David Corporate Creator(s) : Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1979-10-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-79/24 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80446 "Truck Design Optimization Project" (1979). "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Friction Snubber Force Measurement System (FSFMS) Field Test Report" (1979) "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Friction Snubber Force Measurement System (FSFMS) Field Test Report" , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gibson, David

1979-10-01

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This report documents the results of the Friction Snubber Force Measurement System (FSFMS) special road test program that was performed during TDOP Ph...

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Truck Design Optimization Project. Phase II. Phase I. Data Evaluation and Analysis Report

CITE Title : Truck Design Optimization Project. Phase II. Phase I. Data Evaluation and Analysis Report Creator(s) : Gibson, David;Glaser, Robert J; Corporate Creator(s) : Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1979-08-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-78/52 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80448 "Truck Design Optimization Project." (1979). "Truck Design Optimization Project. Phase II. Phase I. Data Evaluation and Analysis Report" (1979) "Truck Design Optimization Project. Phase II. Phase I. Data Evaluation and Analysis Report" , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gibson, David ;

Glaser, Robert J

1979-08-01

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As part of the TDOP Phase II project, the FRA directed Wyle Laboratories to evaluate and analyze the test data acquired during TDOP Phase I for use in...

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Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Analytical Tool Assessment Report

CITE Title : Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Analytical Tool Assessment Report Creator(s) : Johnson, L;Gilchrist, A;Healy, M;Bush, C;Sheldon, G; Corporate Creator(s) : Wyle Laboratories, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1979-08-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-79/36 Tech Rpt., TDOP Tech Rpt. TR-06 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80049 "Truck Design Optimization Project" (1979). "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Analytical Tool Assessment Report" (1979) "Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II. Analytical Tool Assessment Report" , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Johnson, L ;

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1979-08-01

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One of the objectives of the Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II is to define the performance of newer Type II freight car truck designs...

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Demonstration of Dynamic Track Assignment Program: Phase 1 Report

CITE Title : Demonstration of Dynamic Track Assignment Program: Phase 1 Report Creator(s) : Wong, P. J.;Elliott, C. V.;Hathorne, M R; Corporate Creator(s) : SRI International;Southern Pacific Transportation Company; Corporate Contributor(s) : Association of American Railroads Published Date : 1979-06-01 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74118 "Demonstration of Dynamic Track" (1979). "Demonstration of Dynamic Track Assignment Program: Phase 1 Report" (1979) "Demonstration of Dynamic Track Assignment Program: Phase 1 Report" , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Wong, P. J. ;

Elliott, C. V.
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1979-06-01

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This project expands Southern Pacific's CACTUS (Computer Assisted Classification Track Utilization System) computer program to incorporate numerous en...

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Aerodynamic Forces on Freight Trains-Volume IV Wind Tunnel Tests of Freight Cars and New Trailer and Container Car Designs

CITE Title : Aerodynamic Forces on Freight Trains-Volume IV Wind Tunnel Tests of Freight Cars and New Trailer and Container Car Designs Creator(s) : Hammitt, Andrew G. Corporate Creator(s) : Hammitt (Andrew G) Associates Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1979-06-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-76/295.IV Final Rpt., AGH 12-002-79 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79342 "Aerodynamic Forces on Freight" (1979). "Aerodynamic Forces on Freight Trains-Volume IV Wind Tunnel Tests of Freight Cars and New Trailer and Container Car Designs" (1979) "Aerodynamic Forces on Freight Trains-Volume IV Wind Tunnel Tests of Freight Cars and New Trailer and Container Car Designs" , 1979 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Hammitt, Andrew G.

1979-06-01

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The aerodynamics of freight trains has been the subject of a series of reports in a continuing investigation. Volume 1 reported on a wind tunnel inves...

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