Visit with ASEA Representatives

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  SRI International
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Classification yards
  • Railroads
  • Retarder control
  • Train operation
  • Implementation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Informal Note 20
• Resource Type:
  Other
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  SRI International
• Abstract:
  The purpose of ASEA’s trip to the Southern Pacific Railroad was to introduce ASEA’s classification yard equipment to the railroad. ASEA’s equipment consists of: Hydraulic retarders used in a quasi-continuous control design, and Cable wagon-hauling system for classification tracks. The cable wagon-hauling system is used primarily in yards with conventional clasp type retarders. It was not discussed extensively at the meeting. However, the spiral, hydraulic retarder was discussed at length. The paper compared ASEA’s design to the Dowty retarder with pros and cons; and describes in detail the technical implementation requirements for the ASEA screw retarder system.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 7663-3
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75838/dot_75838_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 448.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e609df3f049b8f34405f666236ca304b1bde9c91e451e5d223c4e7964f5af182c2bc7e229e2f1cdb7e6f914192fd1af23de61aa7f25bda59fffd32d7251d83e1