The Classification Yard Technology Workshop was sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to present the results of current yard research under the Railroad Operational Improvements Program. The major program objectives are the development of technologies, quantification of areas for improvement, evaluation of components and systems, and improvement of effectiveness of railroad communication and control systems. These proceedings include the technical papers, responses to the workshop questionnaire, and comments of conference participants and panel members of the following areas of research: Yard Design Methods, New Concepts in Car Speed Control, Improvements for Car Presence Detection, Measurements of Rolling Resistance, Electromagnetic Compatibility, and Yard Computer Systems.
Proceedings of the Workshop for Classification Yard Technology, Held in Chicago, Illinois on October 30-31, 1979. A Status Report on Yard Research
1980
209 pages
Report
No indication
English
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