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Autor:
Bryan W. Schlake, Xiang Liu
Publikováno v:
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. 72:77-92
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has emerged as a possible alternative fuel for freight railroads in the United States, due to the availability of cheap domestic natural gas and continued pursuit of environmental and energy sustainability. A safety concer
Publikováno v:
2018 Joint Rail Conference.
Freight railroad classification yards have been compared to large-scale manufacturing plants, with inbound trains as the inputs and outbound trains as the outputs. Railcars often take up to 24 hours to be processed through a railyard due to the need
Autor:
Alexander Ricci, Bryan W. Schlake
Publikováno v:
2016 Joint Rail Conference.
As railroads and local industries served by rail seek to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency, new technologies are being developed to serve this market. Contrary to the minimal competitive options available over the last several decades, new
Publikováno v:
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2261:124-133
Railcar condition directly affects the safety, the efficiency, and the reliability of freight railroad operations. Current railcar inspection practices are intended to identify defects before failure, but these practices generally do not enable preve
Autor:
John M Hart, Sinisa Todorovic, Bryan W. Schlake, Christopher P. L. Barkan, J R Edwards, Narendra Ahuja
Publikováno v:
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 224:499-511
To ensure the safe and efficient operation of the approximately 1.6 million freight cars (wagons) in the North American railroad network, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requires periodic
Autor:
Alexander Reinsmith, Bryan W. Schlake
Publikováno v:
2015 Joint Rail Conference.
Each year, thousands of open-top loads are shipped across North America over the Class I railroad network. Many of these loads are high-value, high-risk shipments, presenting considerable operational challenges for the carriers due to special handlin
Publikováno v:
2012 Joint Rail Conference.
In pursuit of improved safety, Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) has partnered with Amberg Technologies to explore the potential benefits of a laser-based measurement system for measuring over dimensional freight rail shipments. Shipments that do not fall
Publikováno v:
2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 2.
Automated wayside inspection systems have been developed to monitor rolling stock condition and facilitate predictive maintenance strategies. Improving the effectiveness of railcar condition monitoring has the potential for significant cost savings a
Autor:
Sinisa Todorovic, Christopher P. L. Barkan, Bryan W. Schlake, Narendra Ahuja, John M Hart, J. Riley Edwards
Publikováno v:
ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference.
Monitoring the structural health of rolling stock is critical to ensuring safe and efficient railroad operation. The structural integrity of freight cars depends on the health of certain structural components within their underframes. These structura