Abstract: Railroad axle designs have been developed from an application of theoretical principles of Reuleaux combined with extensive laboratory fatigue studies supplemented to some extent by road service ...

Abstract: The behavior of railroad freight-car trucks is described in relation to response modes developed within the truck structure and the freight car. A 70-ton-capacity mechanical refrigerator car ...

Abstract: High speed lateral stability of freight cars is one facet of a truck performance mode requiring improvement in control. A 70-ton (63.6-mt) freight car truck of conventional three-piece design ...