SOAC - State-of-the-Art Car Engineering Tests at Department of Transportation High Speed Ground Test Center: Volume 1. Program Descriptionand Test Summary

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Centerhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15270841975PDFTech ReportNeat, George W.Oren, RaymondJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)Boeing CompanyUnited States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationUnited States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationColoradoComfortCommuter carsData collectionDesignDevelopmentInterferenceLight rail vehiclesIntercity passenger carsPassenger transportationPerformance testsQuality assuranceQuality controlRailroad carsRailroad tracksRapid transitRapid transit carsResearchSound levelStructural analysisStructural designSystems engineeringTestingTestsTransportation planningUrban transportationVehicle designUMTA-MA-06-0025-75-1The six-volume report presents the technical methodology, data samples, and results of tests conducted on the SOAC on the Rail Transit Test Track at the High Speed Ground Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado during the period April to July 1973. The Test program comprises three areas: Vehicle testing, ways and structures testing and track geometry measurement. The objective of the SOAC program is to demonstrate the current state-of-the-art in rail rapid transit vehicle technology, with passenger convenience and operating efficiency as primary goals. In this series, Vol. I contains a description of the SOAC test program and vehicle, and a summary of the test results; Vol. II, Performance Test data; Vol. III, Ride Quality Test data; Vol. IV, Noise Test data; Vol. V, Structural, Voltage, and Radio Frequency Interference Test data; and Vol. VI a description of the Instrumentation system used for performance, ride quality and structural testing.138