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Advances in Railway Mechanical Engineering 2020 – 2021 Survey – Locomotives

Timothy Mast
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T08A001, April 20–21, 2022
Paper No: JRC2022-78105
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78105
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Topics: Locomotives, Mechanical engineering, Railroads, Diesel, Hydrogen, Rails, Trains, Batteries, Biodiesel, Design
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A North American Historical Review of Three-Axle Freight Trucks

William Shust, Michael M. Palmieri
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T07A004, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8109
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8109
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Topics: Trucks, Automobiles, Design theory, Locomotives, Railroad passenger cars, Railroads, Reliability, Steam, Weight (Mass), Wheelsets
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The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 Electric Locomotive: A Retrospective

Michael L. Burshtin
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T07A001, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8002
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Topics: Locomotives, Railroads
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2019 Nominations for ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Status: Rail Transportation Category

Michael E. Iden
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T07A002, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8056
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8056
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Topics: Mechanical engineering, Rail transportation, Locomotives, Diesel engines, Engineering prototypes, Railroads, Cycles, Diesel, Adhesion, Engines
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American Railroad Freight Cars: 100 Years of Progress, 1920-2020

Shaun Richmond
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T07A003, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8107
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Topics: Freight cars, Automobiles, Design, Construction, Computer-aided design, Engineers, Finite element analysis, Instrumentation, Rail transportation, Riveting
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The Creation of Cab Signaling

John Hofbauer
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A001, April 9–12, 2019
Paper No: JRC2019-1314
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1314
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Topics: Rail transportation, Railroads, Rails, Separation (Technology), Signals, Switches, Testing, Trains
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How Staged Head-On Collisions Changed Public Perception of Railroads

Leanne Thurston
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A002, April 9–12, 2019
Paper No: JRC2019-1329
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1329
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Railroads, Locomotives, Trains, Boilers, Iron, Safety, Sales, Steel, Transportation systems
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Philosophy and Evolution of Wayside Signals

John Hofbauer, Joseph Hofbauer
Proc. ASME. JRC2018, 2018 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A003, April 18–20, 2018
Paper No: JRC2018-6267
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6267
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Topics: Signals, Trains, Engineers, Railroads, Locomotives
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Railroad R&D 1970-2017: Key Events and Lessons Learned

Kevin Kesler, Alan Bing
Proc. ASME. JRC2018, 2018 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A001, April 18–20, 2018
Paper No: JRC2018-6180
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6180
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Topics: Railroads, Governments, High speed rail, Innovation, Inspection, Magnetic levitation, Railway tank cars, Safety, Trajectories (Physics)
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Noteworthy Rail Accidents

Dave Schlesinger
Proc. ASME. JRC2018, 2018 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A002, April 18–20, 2018
Paper No: JRC2018-6259
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6259
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Topics: Accidents, Rails, Performance, Rail transportation, Railroads, Transportation systems