The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted with the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Transportation Test Center (TTC)-now known as the Transportation Technology Center-Pueblo, Colorado, to study in-revenue service loads on stub sill constructed tank cars. Over 162,000 of these cars have been placed into service 1950. The FRA has been investigating incidents of fatigue cracking at the attachment of the stub sill to the tank shell of these cars. As a result, the FRA has undertaken a program to work with industry representatives to further investigate the causes of the fatigue cracking and recommended preventive measures.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project Results of a 15,000-Mile Over-the-Road Test


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    174 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    STUB SILL ASSEMBLIES

    KAVURI HARIHARANATH / ASHIE-WINNS SPENCER / CURTIS MATHEW et al. | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    Stub sill assemblies

    KAVURI HARIHARANATH / ASHIE-WINNS SPENCER / CURTIS MATHEW et al. | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    Stub-Sill Tank Car Damage Tolerance Analysis: Full-Scale Validation Test

    Smith, K. B. / Cardinal, J. W. / McKeighan, P. C. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1997


    Application of Damage Tolerance Principles to Stub Sill Tank Car Cracking

    Stone, D. H. / Cardinal, J. W. / International Heavy Haul Association | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1997