Urban Rail Supporting Technology Program Fiscal Year 1974 Year End Summary

Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Centerhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15267271975PDFTech ReportMadigan, Ronald J.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationUnited States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationColoradoCrashworthinessTunnelingStructural engineeringRailroad carsRailroad tracksVehicle designTransportation planningDOT-TSC-UMTA-75-07;UMTA-MA-06-0025-75-9Major areas include program management, technical support and application engineering, facilities development, test and evaluation, and technology development. Specific technical discussion includes track measurement systems; UMTA facilities development at the DOT High Speed Ground Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado; rail car test and evaluation; instrumentation for data acquisition and processing; noise abatement technology; tunneling; and car crashworthiness studies.138