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Proceedings of the ASME Joint Rail Conference - 2015 - RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING RAIL EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL ENGINEERING SERVICE QUALITY AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SAFETY AND SECURITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY URBAN PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORT ELECTRIFICATION SPECIAL SESSIONS presented at ASME 2015 JOINT RAIL CONFERENCE MARCH 23-26, 2015 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, USA sponsored by THE TRANSPORTATION DIVISION, ASME ASME Two Park Avenue * New York, N.Y. 10016

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Proceedings of the ASME

Joint Rail Conference

- 2015 -

RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

RAIL EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING

SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL ENGINEERING

SERVICE QUALITY AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

SAFETY AND SECURITY

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY

URBAN PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORT

ELECTRIFICATION

SPECIAL SESSIONS

presented at

ASME 2015 JOINT RAIL CONFERENCE

MARCH 23-26, 2015

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, USA

sponsored byTHE TRANSPORTATION DIVISION, ASME

ASME

Two Park Avenue * New York, N.Y. 10016

CONTENTS

RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING

JRC2015-5602 V001 T01AO01

Field Investigation for Identifying the Effects of Dynamic Track Stabilizing Operation on

Track Geometrical Indices

Kazem Jadidirendi, JabbarAli Zakeri, and Hualiang (Harry) Teng

JRC2015-5613 V001T01A002

Accuracy Analysis of Car Body-Mounted Doppler LIDAR Technology Used to Measure Track

Speed and Curvature

Joshua Munoz, Masood Taheri Andani, and Mehdi Ahmadian

JRC2015-5617 V001T01A003

Vibration Control Design for Light Rail Transit: A Single Project With the Full Rainbow of

Vibration Control Features: Case StudyRob Greene

JRC2015-5623 V001T01A004

On the Application of LIDAR Sensors for Track Geometry MonitoringMasood Taheri Andani, Mehdi Ahmadian, Josh Munoz, Thomas O'Connor, and Dong Ha

JRC2015-5637 V001 T01A005

Modifying the One-Dimensional Response of Ballast Box System Using

Resiliently Bound Ballast

Carlton L Ho, Hamed Faghihi Kashani, Dennis L. Humphrey, James P. Hyslip, and

William H. Moorhead

JRC2015-5643 V001T01A006

Model Track Studies by Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) on Ballast With Different Fouling and

Geotechnical PropertiesHamed Faghihi Kashani, Carlton L. Ho, Charles P. Oden, and Stanley S. Smith

JRC2015-5645 V001T01A007

Design and Monitoring of Well-Performing Bridge Transitions

Jerry G. Rose, Timothy D. Stark, Stephen T. Wilk, and Macy Purcell

JRC2015-5651 V001T01A008

l-Girders Method Used to Support Existing Railway Operations During Highway

Underpass Construction

Chun-Hsing Ho, Junyi Shan, Feiyue Wang, and Yiyang Chen

JRC2015-5654 V001T01A009

Combining Track Quality and Performance Measures to Assess Track

Maintenance RequirementsAlireza Roghani, Renato Macciotta, and Michael Hendry

JRC2015-5661 V001T01A010

Rail-Structure Interaction Analysis of Sliding Slab Track on BridgeKyoung-Chan Lee, Seung Yup Jang, Dong-Ki Jung, Hyung-Kyoon Byun, Hyo-Ki Park, and

Tae-Sock Yang

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JRC2015-5669 V001T01A011

Thermal Benefits of Low Solar Absorption Coating for Preventing Rail BucklingHao Wang, Jiaqi Chen, P. N. Balaguru, and Leith Al-Nazer

JRC2015-5671 V001T01A012

Air Entrainment and the Fabrication of Concrete Railroad Ties

Mohammed T. Albahttiti, Ahmad A. Ghadban, Kyle A. Riding, and David Lange

JRC2015-5676 V001T01A013

Fuzzy Maintenance Decision Support for Treating Squats in Railway Infrastructures

Ali Jamshidi, Alfredo Nunez, Zili Li, and Rolf Dollevoet

JRC2015-5678 V001 T01A014

Long-Term End-Slip Measurements and Corresponding Transfer Lengths in Pretensioned

Concrete Railroad Ties Fabricated With 15 Different Reinforcements

Robert J. Peterman, Naga Narendra B. Bodapati, B. Terry Beck, and Chih-Hang John Wu

JRC2015-5683 V001 T01 A015

Exploration of Alternatives for Prestressed Concrete Monoblock Crosstie DesignBased on Flexural CapacityMatthew V. Csenge, Henry E. Wolf, Marcus S. Dersch, J. Riley Edwards, Ryan G. Kernes, and

Mauricio Gutierrez Romero

JRC2015-5685 V001T01A016

Evaluation of Laboratory and Field Experimentation Characterizing Concrete Crosstie

Rail Seat Load Distributions

Matthew J. Greve, Marcus S. Dersch, J. Riley Edwards, and Christopher P. L Barkan

JRC2015-5686 V001T01A017

Integrated Emergency Construction and Engineering Response to 2013

Colorado Storm DamageS. Caleb Douglas and Tyrel G. Wilson

JRC2015-5690 V001T01A018

Transfer Length Measurements in Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Ties Under Rail Loads

B. Terry Beck, Naga Narendra B. Bodapati, Robert J. Peterman, Amir Farid Momeni, and

Chih-Hang John Wu

JRC2015-5694 V001T01A019

Laboratory Development and Testing of "Smartrock" for Railroad Ballast UsingDiscrete Element ModelingShushu Liu, Hai Huang, and Tong Qiu

JRC2015-5700 V001T01A020

Heavy Axle Load Revenue Service Bridge Approach Problems and Remedies

Dingqing Li and Luis Maal

JRC2015-5703 V001T01A021

Modeling the Behavior of Pre-Stressed Concrete Railroad Ties

Mark D. Haynes, Chih-Hang John Wu, Naga Narendra B. Bodapati, B. Terry Beck, and

Robert J. Peterman

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JRC2015-5704 V001T01A022

Rapid Construction Technology for Railroad Concrete Infrastructure:

Microwave Heat Curing TechnologyTaehoon Koh, Seonkeun Hwang, Junghoon Yoo, and Donggeun Lee

JRC2015-5730

Automatic Detection of Corrugation: Preliminary Results in the Dutch Network UsingAxle Box Acceleration Measurements

Shaoguang Li, Alfredo Nunez, Zili Li, and Rolf Dollevoet

V001T01A023

JRC2015-5735 V001T01A024

Analysis of the Dynamic Behaviour of a Railway Track in Transition Zones With

Differential Settlement

H. Wang, V. L. Markine, I. Y. Shevtsov, and R. Dollevoet

JRC2015-5736 V001T01A025

Effect of Concrete Release Strength on the Development Length and Flexural Capacity of

Members Made With Different Prestressing Wires Commonly Used in Pretensioned

Concrete Railroad Ties

Amir Farid Momeni, Robert J. Peterman, B. Terry Beck, Chin-Hang John Wu, and

Naga Narendra B. Bodapati

JRC2015-5739 V001T01A026

Effect of Prestressing Wire Indentation Type on the Development Length and Flexural

Capacity of Pretensioned Concrete Crossties

Amir Farid Momeni, Robert J. Peterman, B. Terry Beck, Chih-Hang John Wu, and

Naga Narendra B. Bodapati

JRC2015-5744 V001T01A027

Application of PANDA and Geo-Endoscopy Techniques for Improved Assessment of

Track Substructure Conditions at Railroad Bridge ApproachesDebakanta Mishra, Jonathan Gallier, Erol Tutumluer, Younes Haddani, and Roland Gourves

JRC2015-5749 V001T01A028

In-Plant Testing of a New Multi-Camera Transfer Length Measurement System for MonitoringQuality Control of Railroad Crosstie Production

B. Terry Beck, Robert J. Peterman, Chih-Hang John Wu, and Naga Narendra B. Bodapati

JRC2015-5751 V001T01A029

Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Surface Contaminants on the Transfer Length of

Smooth and Indented Prestressing Reinforcements Used in the Manufacture of

Concrete Railroad Ties

B. Terry Beck, Robert J. Peterman, Chih-Hang John Wu, and Steve Mattson

JRC2015-5758 V001T01A030

Finite Element Bond Models for Seven-Wire Prestressing Strands in Concrete Crossties

Hailing Yu and David Jeong

JRC2015-5771 V001T01A031

Structural Behavior of Rail Fastening System Used for Recycled Plastic Composite Crossties

Ibrahim Lotfy, Maen Farhat, and Mohsen A. Issa

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JRC2015-5772 V001T01A032

Effects of Different Models on Natural Frequencies of Short Span BridgesUsed in High Speed Rail

Said I. Nour and Mohsen A. Issa

JRC2015-5780 V001T01A033

A Review of Past Geotechnical Performance of the Hudson Bay Rail Embankment and Its

Comparison to the Current Condition

Priscilla E. Addison, Thomas Oommen, and Pasi Lautala

JRC2015-5788 V001T01A034

The Effect of HRWR and AEA on the Air System of Vibrated Concrete

Ahmad Ghadban, Mohammed Albahttiti, Kyle Riding, and David Lange

JRC2015-5789 V001T01A035

Investigation and Prediction of Stiffness Increase of Resilient Rail Pad due to Train and

Environmental Load in High-Speed RailwayEun Kim, Sin Chu Yang, and Seung Yup Jang

JRC2015-5792 V001T01A036

Influence of Spatial Variations of Track Stiffness on Fatigue Crack Initiation and PropagationCelestin Nkundineza and Joseph A. Turner

JRC2015-5800 V001T01A037

The Effect of Higher Prestress on Concrete Railroad Tie Behavior

N. D. Catella and R. A. Mayville

RAIL EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING

JRC2015-5615 V001T02A001

Crashworthiness Progress: U.S. Freight Locomotives, 1990-2014

Michael Iden and Peter French

JRC2015-5624 V001T02A002

Use of Heavy Duty, Lipped Channel Connections to Improve Rolling Stock Life Cycle Costs:

An Analysis of Commonly Used Connection Methods

Mark Lesher, Guy Prendergast, and Rafael Moras

JRC2015-5625 V001T02A003

Conversion of Non-Contact LIDAR Velocity Measurements to Spatial Markings and Indication

Signals for Commercial Train SystemsThomas O'Connor, Masood Taheri Andani, Josh Munoz, and Mehdi Ahmadian

JRC2015-5632 V001T02A004

Maintaining and Improving Amtrak's Acela Fleet With Intelligent Data

Lamont B. Ward and David P. Byrne

JRC2015-5640 V001T02A005

Heavy Haul Coal Car Wheel Load Environment: Rolling Contact Fatigue InvestigationSabri Cakdi, Scott Cummings, and John Punwani

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JRC2015-5667

Locomotive Crash Energy Management Test Plans

Patricia Liana

V001T02A006

JRC2015-5741 V001T02A007

Automatic Method for Detecting and Categorizing Train Car Wheel and Bearing Defects

Hanieh Deilamsalehy, Timothy C. Havens, and Pasi Lautala

JRC2015-5742 V001T02A008

Experimental Investigation of the Influence of the Supporting Mechanism of a Self-EnergizingHydraulic Brake on Torque Oscillations

Matthias Hirtz, Julian Ewald, and Hubertus Murrenhoff

JRC2015-5756 V001T02A009

Energy Harvesting Potential of Terfenol-D for On-Board Bearing Health Monitoring ApplicationsRaul Estrada, Heinrich Foltz, Constantine Tarawneh, and Rene Moreno

JRC2015-5757 V001T02A010

Development of a Crashworthy High Capacity Under Frame CNG StorageSolution for Locomotives

Ian Stewart, Leslie Olson, and Dave Cook

JRC2015-5760 V001T02A011

Simulation of Longitudinal Train Dynamics: Case Studies Using the Train Energy and

Dynamics Simulator (TEDS)

Monique F. Stewart, S. K. (John) Punwani, David R. Andersen, Som P. Singh,

Graydon F. Booth, and Anand Prabhakaran

JRC2015-5785 V001T02A012

Multiple Frequency Ultrasonic Detection of Subsurface Near-Race Inclusions for ImprovedFatigue Life Performance

Ping Hu, Joseph A. Turner, Constantine Tarawneh, Brent Wilson, and Allen J. Fuller

JRC2015-5790 V001T02A013

Fatigue Life Estimation of Modified Railroad Bearing Adapters for Onboard

Monitoring ApplicationsAlexis Trevino, Arturo A. Fuentes, Constantine M. Tarawneh, and Joseph Montalvo

JRC2015-5808 V001T02A014

Contact Stress Modeling in Railway Bearings for Imperfect Contact Geometries

Michael A. Mason, Charles P. Cartin, Parham Shahidi, John E. Speich, and James Hargraves

JRC2015-5815 V001T02A015

Liquefied Natural Gas Tender Crashworthiness Research

David Tyre11

SIGNAL AND TRAIN CONTROL ENGINEERING

JRC2015-5614 V001T03A001

CBTC Field Test and CommissioningKenneth Diemunsch

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JRC2015-5629 V001T03A002

Radio Propagation Prediction for CBTC Data Communication Subsystem DesignArash Aziminejad, Andrew W. Lee, and Gabriel Epelbaum

JRC2015-5630 V001T03A003

Adhesion Considerations in Safe Braking Distance Calculations

David F. Thurston

JRC2015-5723 V001T03A004

VoLTE Performance in Railway Scenarios

Aleksander Sniady, Morten S0nderskov, and Jose Soler

JRC2015-5765 V001T03A005

Energy Analysis in Deploying Wireless Sensor Networks for On-Board Real-Time

Railcar Status MonitoringSushanta Mohan Rakshit, Michael Hempel, Pradhumna Shrestha, Fahimeh Rezaei,Hamid Sharif, John Punwani, and Monique Stewart

JRC2015-5774 V001T03A006

A Method to Verify Railroad Interconnect With Highway Traffic Signal SystemsAdam Moore, Paul Zebell, Peter Koonce, and Jon Meusch

JRC2015-5805 V001T03A007

Cell Planning for High-Speed Train Operations in USA

K. P>. Damindra S. Bandara, Andre Abadie, and Duminda Wijesekara

SERVICE QUALITY AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH

JRC2015-5719 V001T04A001

Meta Planning Approach to Train SchedulingPlinio Vilela, Sergio Brocchetto, Rafael Dias, Elaine Chiba, Anderson Vieira, and

Luciano Christofoletti

JRC2015-5720 V001T04A002

Rail Temperature Approximation and Heat Slow Order Best Practices

Radim Bruzek, Michael Trosino, Leopold Kreisel, and Leith Al-Nazer

JRC2015-5770 V001T04A003

Best Compromise in Deadheading and Locomotive Fleet Size in Locomotive Assignment

Brigitte Jaumard, Huaining Tian, and Peter Finnie

JRC2015-5794 V001T04A004

Setting System Wide RAM Targets in Passenger Rail Project Early Development Phase

Ibrahim Muftic, David Turner, Steven Lawrence, and Paul Padegimas

PLANING AND DEVELOPMENT

JRC2015-5641 V001T05A001

Capacity Allocation in Vertically Integrated Railway Systems: A Rubinstein Sequential

Bargaining Game ApproachAhmadreza Talebian and Bo Zou

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SAFETY AND SECURITY

JRC2015-5609 V001T06AO01

Psychological and Cultural Components Affecting Rail Worker Culture: A Literature Review

Greg Placencia

JRC2015-5633 V001T06A002

Applying Topic Modeling to Railroad Grade Crossing Accident Report Text

Trefor Williams, Christie Nelson, and John Betak

JRC2015-5638 V001T06A003

Change of U.S. Freight-Train Derailment Rate From 2000 to 2012

Xiang Liu

JRC2015-5653 V001T06A004

Kilometer-Long Optical Fiber Sensor for Real-Time Railroad Infrastructure Monitoring to

Ensure Safe Train OperationYi Bao, Genda Chen, Weina Meng, Fujian Tang, and Yizheng Chen

JRC2015-5655 VO01T06A005

End-of-Car Device Condition Monitoring With Onboard Sensors

Brad M. Hopkins, Andrew Seidel, Dan Maraini, and Parham Shahidi

JRC2015-5682 V001T06A006

Standardization of High-Wide Load Measurement Using Laser-Based TechnologyAlexander Reinsmith and Bryan W. Schlake

JRC2015-5687 V001T06A007

An HCPN Pattern for Railway Safety Critical Scenarios Formal Modeling

Zakaryae Boudi, El Miloudi El Koursi, and Simon Collart-Dutilleul

JRC2015-5695 V001T06A008

Using Data Visualization to Analyze Grade Crossing Accidents

Trefor Williams, James Abello, John Betak, and David Desimone

JRC2015-5701 V001T06A009

The Use of Thermal Imagery for Intrusion Detection in a Public Transit Environment

Michael Fitzmaurice

JRC2015-5708 V001T06A010

Application of Fault Tree Analysis for Signaling SystemsSofia K. Georgiadis

JRC2015-5727 V001T06A011

Preliminary Analysis of LED Enhanced Signs at a Passive Rural Level CrossingAdrian D. Hellman and Aaron Lamplugh

JRC2015-5731 V001T06A012

An Investigation on Driver Behaviors and Eye-Movement Patterns at Grade CrossingsUsing a Driving Simulator

S. Maryam Fakhrhosseini, Myounghoon Jeon, Pasi Lautala, and David Nelson

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JRC2015-5746

Developing Empirical Models of Railroad Bearing Grease

Thania A. Martinez, Doug Timmer, Robert Jones, and Constantine Tarawneh

V001T06A013

JRC2015-5752 V001T06A014

Mitigating Strategies for Hazardous Material Trains: Evaluating the Risk Reduction

Francisco Gonzalez, Anand Prabhakaran, Graydon F. Booth, Florentina M. Gantoi, and

Anand R. Vithani

JRC2015-5759 V001T06A015

Results of a Conventional Fuel Tank Blunt Impact Test

Karina Jacobsen and Michael Carolan

JRC2015-5764 V001T06A016

Rail Tank Car Total Containment Fire Testing: Planning and Test DevelopmentFrancisco Gonzalez, III, Anand Prabhakaran, Andrew Robitaille, Graydon Booth, A. M. Birk,

and Frank Otremba

JRC2015-5768 V001T06A017

Developing Safety Performance Functions for Railway Grade Crossings:A Case Study of Canada

Shahram Heydari and Liping Fu

JRC2015-5782 V001T06A018

Criticality of Railroad TrainingDave Schlesinger

JRC2015-5793 V001T06A019

Tracking of Spall Deterioration on Tapered Roller BearingsAmy Gonzalez, Constantine Tarawneh, Ping Hu, Joseph A. Turner, and Brent M. Wilson

JRC2015-5810 V001T06A020

Development of a Prototype Retrofit Bumper for Improved Light Rail Vehicle SafetyRobert A. MacNeill, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert T. Bocchieri, and Glenn Gough

JRC2015-5812 V001T06A021

Crashworthiness and Puncture Protection Analyses of Liquified Natural Gas Tenders

Steven W. Kirkpatrick and Claudia Northrup

JRC2015-5813 V001T06A022

Side Impact Testing and Analyses of Unpressurized Tank Cars

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Robert A. MacNeill, Francisco Gonzalez, III, and Przemyslaw Rakoczy

JRC2015-5814 V001T06A023

Hazmat Routing: Safety and Security ChallengesGary A. Gordon and Richard R. Young

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY

JRC2015-5621 V001T07A001

Study on Improving Rail Energy Efficiency (E2): Best Practices and StrategiesAviva Brecher and Melissa Shurland

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JRC2015-5691 V001T07A002

Saving Money Every Day: LA Metro Subway Wayside Energy Storage Substation

Octavio Solis, Frank Castro, Leonid Bukhin, Kinh Pham, David Turner, and Gary Thompson

JRC2015-5710 V001T07A003

Feasibility of Load-Shedding to improve Efficiency and Reduce Energy Consumption on

Passenger Locomotives

Melissa Shurland, David R. Andersen, Anand Prabhakaran, and Som P. Singh

JRC2015-5743 V001T07A004

Concept Definition of a Zero Emissions Boost Locomotive for Regional Passenger Rail

Dave Cook, Peter Eggleton, and Ian Stewart

JRC2015-5755 V001T07A005

Electrical Energy Storage Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation of a Hybrid Electric Diesel and

Electric Only Locomotive

Timothy Cleary and Brent Ballew

JRC2015-5762 V001T07A006

Thermal Analysis of an Energy Storage System for a Battery Electric Switcher Locomotive

James A. Kreibick, Marc Serra Bosch, Timothy P. Cleary, and Brent Ballew

JRC2015-5797 V001T07A007

A New Energy Storage Substation for the Portland to Milwaukie Light Rail Extension

Kinh D. Pham, Kai Looijenga, Gene Wallis, and Xavier Ramirez

URBAN PASSENGER RAIL TRANSPORT

JRC2015-5612 V001T08A001

Passenger Railroad Facility Safety Audit as Revenue Protection

Carl M. Berkowitz and Louis D. Rubenstein

JRC2015-5627 V001T08A002

Validation of the Space for Accommodating Wheeled Mobility Devices on Accessible

Passenger Rail Cars

Kate Hunter-Zaworski, Friederich Berthelsdorf, and Melissa Shurland

JRC2015-5628 V001T08A003

TCRP A-40 Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Train Interfaces: Summary of

Platform-Train Interface Incidents

Dylan Anderson and Kate Hunter-Zaworski

JRC2015-5664 V001T08A004

The Evolution of Commuter Rail Service in the San Francisco Peninsula

N. Tom Tsai

JRC2015-5698 V001T08A005

Advances on IPM Traction Motor Drives for Passenger Cars and High Speed Railway Trains

Md. A. Rahman

JRC2015-5804 V001T08A006

Passenger Rail in Indiana: From Our Past to Our Future

V. Dimitra Pyrialakou and Konstantina Gkritza

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ELECTRIFICATION

JRC2015-5618 V001T09A001

Stray Current Simulation Models for Direct Current Transit System: An Industry PerspectiveSaud Memon and Paul Fromme

JRC2015-5635 V001T09A002

TAROS Computer Simulation Software for DC and AC Traction Power Systems:Methods and ApplicationsJian G. Yu

JRC2015-5659 V001T09A003

CLARA: An IT Tool for Detailed Cantilever Design for OCS

Joaquin Ramos Rodriguez, Jorge Garzon Nunez, Federico Jorreto Marcos, Carlos Collado,and Patricia Cara Gilabert

JRC2015-5748 V001T09A004

Strategy for Mitigating AC Voltage on Light Rail Systems' Interactions With Utility AC Power

Distribution Systems

Manjit Singh Khalsa and Krishan Sabherwal

JRC2015-5798 V001T09A005

Optimizing the Power Flows in a Railway Power Supply System Fed by Rotary Converters

Lars Abrahamsson and Stefan Ostlund

JRC2015-5799 V001T09A006

Identifying Electrically Infeasible Traffic Scenarios on the Iron Ore Line; Applied on the

Present-Day System, Converter Station Outages, and Optimal Locomotive

Reactive Power StrategiesLars Abrahamsson, Ronny Skogberg, Stefan Ostlund, Mario Lagos, and Lennart Soder

JRC2015-5816 V001T09A007

Evaluation of the Risk due to Lightning Strikes in a High-Speed Railway CatenaryEduardo Pilo de la Fuente

SPECIAL SESSIONS

JRC2015-5620 V001T10A001

High Speed Curving Performance of Rail Vehicles

Brian Marquis and Robert Greif

JRC2015-5622 V001T10A002

Vibration Analysis for Improving Powertrain Design and Contact Measurements of a Roller RigMilad Hosseinipour, Sajjad Z Meymand, and Mehdi Ahmadian

JRC2015-5631 V001T10A003

Hunting Analysis of a Partially-Filled Railway Tank Car

Iman Hazrati Ashtiani, Subhash Rakheja, A. K. W. Ahmed, and Jimin Zhang

JRC2015-5677 V001T10A004

Computation of Common Normal Between Wheelset and Rail as an Optimization Problem

Ashok Singamaneni, Sunil K. Ballamudi, and Behrooz Fallahi

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JRC2015-5697 V001T10A005

Analysis of Instabilities in Railway Vehicles Employing Operational Modal AnalysisLara Erviti Calvo, Gorka Agirre Castellanos, and German Gimenez

JRC2015-5702 V001T10A006

The Effect of Soft Sub Grade on Train Ride QualityYin Gao, Shelby Stigers, and Hai Huang

JRC2015-5721 V001T10A007

The Development of a Roller Rig for Experimental Evaluation of Contact Mechanics for

Railway Vehicles

SajjadZ. Meymand, Milad Hosseinipour, and Mehdi Ahmadian

JRC2015-5801 V001T10A008

Investigation of Parameters Influencing Hunting Performance of a Railway Vehicle With

Three-Piece Trucks

Mehdi Taheri and Mehdi Ahmadian

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