DocumentCode :
3439716
Title :
High productivity integral train-Phase I testing of New York Air Brake Company `Iron Highway´
Author :
Irani, Firdausi D. ; Mace, Stephen E.
Author_Institution :
Association of American Railroads, Pueblo, CO, USA
fYear :
1991
fDate :
21-23 May 1991
Firstpage :
13
Lastpage :
21
Abstract :
The high-productivity integral train (HPIT) project was initiated in April, 1984, and the New York Air Brake (NYAB) Company proposed an intermodal train concept called Iron Highway. The concept consists of a 1000 ft continuous platform (element) supported by single axle trucks every 28 ft at an articulated joint. A control and power unit provides power at each end of an element to the first five axles. The truck suspension is unique in that at each articulated joint an air-spring connects the truck to the carbody. The nonpowered axles at each truck have independently rotating wheels and steering links to reduce rolling resistance and guide the truck radially through curves. Another innovative feature of the concept, and a potentially very advantageous one, is the freedom to load and unload trailers of any length on the platforms using movable hitches and a low deck side center platform loading scheme
Keywords :
transportation; Iron Highway; New York Air Brake Company; air-spring; articulated joint; continuous platform; control unit; high-productivity integral train; intermodal train concept; power unit; truck suspension; Axles; Foot; Iron; Power generation economics; Productivity; Prototypes; Railway engineering; Road transportation; Stability; System testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 1991., Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE/ASME Joint
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0072-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.1991.160922
Filename :
160922
Link To Document :
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