Feasibility Study on the Replacement or Upgrade of the T-6 Track Research Vehicle.

Details

• Creators:
  Choros, J. ; Sluz, A. ; Carr, G.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Railroad tracks
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Instrumented vehicles
  • Test vehicles
  • Tracked vehicles
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Feasibility
  • Inspection
  • Railroad cars
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FRA-98-5
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This feasibility and cost study concluded that the FRA's aging T-6 can be replaced with a new state-of-the-art research platform costing approximately 3.5 million. The new, Track Research Instrumentation Platform (TRIP) is envisioned as a laboratory on wheels. This vehicle will provide: the means to assess the geometry and structural safety of railway track, a research platform to develop and evaluate emerging technologies, and the capability for evaluating newly implemented performance-based standards.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  R8010-RR819
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15577/dot_15577_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.89 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:69dbd7b04f5a020ea58de9b3fb3d2dfa177771be0dcca3ab546a1bed5b3fdebb