Title :
High capacity integrated truck
Author :
McKeown, Frank ; Pitchford, Terry ; Steffen, John J. ; Wronkiewicz, Robert
Author_Institution :
American Steel Foundries, Granite City, IL, USA
Abstract :
In 1998 TTCI began an “Advanced Freight Car Truck-Bulk Commodity” program. ASF submitted a 3-piece truck design, with 3 advanced features. In September of 1999, this truck was tested against the Truck Performance Evaluation Requirements for Bulk Commodity Cars, dated 10/8/98. This paper discusses the truck design and test results. ASF has worked in partnership with Trinity Industries in the development of a 315 K Gross Rail Load (GRL) car, which geometrically matches current 286 K GRL designs. The subject truck has been designated as HCIT (high capacity integrated truck)
Keywords :
railways; testing; 3-piece truck design; 315 K Gross Rail Load car; Advanced Freight Car Truck-Bulk Commodity; Bulk Commodity Cars; Trinity Industries; Truck Performance Evaluation Requirements; high capacity integrated truck; truck design; truck testing; Axles; Damping; Engineering management; Foundries; Rails; Research and development management; Steel; Suspensions; Testing; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE/ASME Joint
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7085-6
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.2001.921762
