Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems: X2000 U.S. Demonstration Vehicle Dynamics Trials, Preliminary Test Report

Whitten, Brian T.; Kesler, J. Kevin

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Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems: X2000 U.S. Demonstration Vehicle Dynamics Trials, Preliminary Test Report

1993-01-01
By Whitten, Brian T. ; Kesler, J. Kevin

File Language:

English

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Creators:

Whitten, Brian T. ; Kesler, J. Kevin
Corporate Creators:

ENSCO, Inc
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

Dynamics Ground Transportation High Speed Rail Lateral Acceleration Railroads Regulations Transportation Safety
Publication/ Report Number:

PB93-194645, D0T/FRA/ORD-93/13
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Preliminary Test Report October 1992 - January 1993
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

The report documents the procedures, events, and results of vehicle dynamic tests carried out on the ASEA-Brown Boveri (ABB) X2000 tilt body trainset in the US between October 1992 and January 1993. These tests, sponsored by Amtrak and supported by the FRA, were conducted to assess the suitability of the X2000 trainset for safe operation at elevated cant deficiencies and speeds in Amtrak's Northeast Corridor under existing track conditions in a revenue service demonstration. The report describes the safety criteria against which the performance of the X2000 test train was examined, the instrumentation used, the test locations, and the track conditions. Preliminary results are presented from tests conducted on Amtrak lines between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, PA, and between Washington DC and New York NY, in which cant deficiencies of 12.5 inches and speeds of 154 mph were reached in a safe and controlled manner. The significance of the results is discussed, and preliminary conclusions and recommendations are presented.
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PDF
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Federal Railroad Administration
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