This paper describes how rail vehicle end hoses, that form the connection between the brake equipment on adjacent vehicles, have been traditionally tested for flexibility and a new test method that was recently introduced in The Association of American Railroads Specification (AAR) M-601 [1]. The Railroads had expressed a need to be able to perform both initial hose assembly specification compliance and subsequent quality assurance performance tests under controlled temperature conditions. This led to the development of a new test device and a simplified test procedure, which closely simulates the actions of railroad personnel when connecting end hoses in the train yard. This paper describes how end hoses have traditionally been tested, the evolution of a new test device, and the steps taken to qualify it for acceptance by the AAR as the test method in the recently revised Specification M-601.
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ASME/IEEE 2007 Joint Rail Conference and Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference
March 13–16, 2007
Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Rail Transportation Division and Internal Combustion Engine Division
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0-7918-4787-X
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Rail Vehicle End of Car Hose Flexibility Testing
Natala Stroman,
Natala Stroman
Strato, Inc., Piscataway, NJ
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Sean Ely
Sean Ely
Strato, Inc., Piscataway, NJ
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Geoff Cobden
Strato, Inc., Piscataway, NJ
Natala Stroman
Strato, Inc., Piscataway, NJ
Sean Ely
Strato, Inc., Piscataway, NJ
Paper No:
JRC/ICE2007-40031, pp. 37-44; 8 pages
Published Online:
June 5, 2009
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Cobden, G, Stroman, N, & Ely, S. "Rail Vehicle End of Car Hose Flexibility Testing." Proceedings of the ASME/IEEE 2007 Joint Rail Conference and Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference. ASME/IEEE 2007 Joint Rail Conference and Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference. Pueblo, Colorado, USA. March 13–16, 2007. pp. 37-44. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC/ICE2007-40031
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