Railroad Classification Yard Technology Manual. Volume III. Freight Car Rollability

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• Creators:
  Wong, P. J. ; Stock, W. A. ; Hackworth, M.A. ; Petracek, S. J. ; Savage, N.P.
• Corporate Creators:
  SRI International
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Classification Yards Freight Cars Histograms Railroad Trains Railroad Yards Regression Analysis Rolling Friction Rolling Resistance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  PB83150649 ; FRA/ORD-81/20.III
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION ; AGR-INFRASTRUCTURE-Railroads
• Abstract:
  The report presents a survey of rolling resistance research, histograms of rolling resistance from five yards, a statistical regression analysis of causal factors affecting rolling resistance, procedures for constructing a rolling resistance histogram at a new yard, and an analysis of errors in the measurement of rolling resistance.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1762
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:99860c3b52f5a54ed25e1ecfbf1edd99757789023e591e0674b2d4f29b4fb7e0
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32570/dot_32570_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.39 MB ]