Fundamentals of Train Operation

Scales, Brian T

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Fundamentals of Train Operation

1998-01-01
By Scales, Brian T

File Language:

English

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Creators:

Scales, Brian T
Subject/TRT Terms:

Curves (Geometry) Performance Measurement Positioning Railroads Railroad Safety Train Operation
Resource Type:

Manual
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Abstract:

This is an instructional manual developed for college-level railway engineering courses, intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues of train performance modeling. Topics addressed include train resistance, tractive effort, acceleration, braking, balancing speed and energy consumption. A wide variety of train types including both passenger and freight trains are modeled and different equipment types including locomotive hauled and self-propelled. International (US and European) applications cited all focus on calculations with diesel trains.
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PDF
Publisher:

Scales, Brian T
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:933b1c182af031cf5040d3fa263fd29496060c6d602c94b5506cc4b0596005f16ab6b51b80fd3ad3359f5cb2d501237e5547303c04f41a3ca807bf419efe0ae7
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75799/dot_75799_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 2.07 MB ]

File Language:

English

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