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THE AIR BRAKE ASSOCIATION, INCTECHNICAL PAPERS SORTED BY SUBJECT

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AAR (see ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS)

AAR / ABA (see ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILWAYS / AIR BRAKE ASSOCIATION)

AB; ABC; ABD TYPE SYSTEM (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC - FREIGHT)

AB CONTROL VALVE; AB; ABC; ABD (see VALVE - CONTROL - AB TYPE)

ABA (see AIR BRAKE ASSOCIATION)

ABSCO (see BRAKES - TRUCK MOUNTED)

ACCESSORIES (see AUXILIARY DEVICES)

ADHESION (see WHEELS - ADHESION)

ADVANCED RAILROAD ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO /PNEUMATIC)

ADVANCED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM (ATCS)Advanced train control systems 1987 186Automated train operation 1961 130*Computerized approach to problems of train speeds, stopping distances and

signal spacing, A 1969 97Future of automatic train control, The 1929 43Innovative applications of air brake simulations 1989 76*Operating with automatic train speed control 1953 145“Swedish automatic train control (ATC) system” Innovative applications of air

brake simulations 1989 81*“Tracking train performance” Asset optimization through train air brake failure

analysis and corrective actions introduction & background 1996 27*

ADVANCED WARNING SYSTEMAdvanced warning system 1992 334*

AIR BRAKEAir brakes 101 2003 100*What wheel temperatures reveal about the brake system 1996 138*

-COMPONENTSBasic characteristics air brake equipment affecting freight train handling 1957 97*Handling of brake equipment and material 1953 11*Identification system for air brake parts, An 1954 46*Significance of modern air brake devices to railroad operation, The 1957 63*

- CLEANINGUpdate cleaning transit and locomotive equipment 1991 248

- COMPUTER MODELLINGComputer modeling of brake discs 1986 250*Computer simulation for train braking performance 1971 63*Innovative applications of air brake simulations 1989 76*Progress in air brake computer modelling - 1992 1992 292*Simulation applications for a digital railroad 2002 131*


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“TrainSTAR” Simulation applications for a digital railroad 2002 138*AIR BRAKE (cont’d)

- CONDENSATION / MOISTURE“Condensation” Humidity and its management when compressing air for use

in air brake equipment 1997 266Elimination of moisture from brake systems of diesel-electric road locomotives 1950 71*Elimination of moisture from brake systems of diesel-electric road locomotives 1949 158*Humidity and its management when compressing air for use in air brake equipment 1997 264Importance of proper elimination of moisture from the air brake equipment 1947 113“The problem: water in the air pipe” What goes on, in the pipe, part 2? 2005 43*

- DEPARTMENT (see MANAGEMENT - AIR BRAKE DEPARTMENT)

- EFFICIENCY“Appendix A: The mathematics of brake system efficiency” Converting rail cars

from cast metal to composition brake shoes, why and how 1978 206*Difficulties the railroads encounter in endeavoring to run one hundred per cent.

operative brakes in freight service 1915 90*Obtain a higher efficiency in air brake service, To 1951 46One hundred per. cent efficiency of air brakes, or how can air brakes be made one

hundred per cent. efficient? 1914 111What are you specifying and what are you getting in foundation brake rigging of

car equipment? 1925 127

- EXTERNAL HEAT DAMAGEDamage to car air brake equipments by thawing plants 1919 164Effect of heating sheds on air brake devices, The 1947 56*Effects on air brake equipment of external heat applied to railroad equipment for

thawing frozen commodities 1958 103*

- LEAKAGEAir leakage on the individual car 1952 68*Analysis of brake system leakage surveillance 1967 33*Brake system leakage 1930 190Brake system leakage - 1975 1975 38*Brake system leakage on freight trains 1950 94Effect of brake pipe and system leakage on train operation, The 1954 38“Effect of excessive leakage and how to overcome it in operation, The” (The) value of

proper train make-up 1980 74Effects of air leakage in freight trains 1951 53*Expediting the measurement of brake system leakage 1970 169*Measurement of system leakage 1952 63“Train air brake systems” Cold weather operations on Canadian Pacific Rail 1982 169“Train leakage measurement” (The) effects of compressor capacity on charging

and release times of freight trains 1982 236*

- MAINTENANCE (see MAINTENANCE - COT&S)

- PERSONNEL (see MANAGEMENT - PERSONNEL)

- PRESSURE RECORDERAir-brake recording gauge 1899 118*

AIR BRAKE


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– RELEASERecommended practice for ensuring positive brake release on long trains 2003 39*

AIR BRAKE (cont’d)- GRADUATEDPassenger train handling; graduated release 1925 49*Passenger train handling; graduated release 1924 88*Problem of controlling modern passenger trains-a statement of conditions

and requirements and the solution as achieved by the “PC” equipment 1911 244*

- REPAIRS“Wheel removals also with brake system repairs” DTE 50 Kip strategy – 2 year

update, The 2005 34- EMERGENCYEmergency repairs to air brake equipment on the road 1959 167

- SHOP“Automated air room” Methods for repairing freight car air brake components 1966 198*Condemning limits of A.R.A. standard triple valve parts 1925 75*Condemning limits of A.R.A. standard triple valve parts 1924 55“DTE’s ‘50’ Kip strategy” DTE 50 Kip strategy – 2 year update, The 2005 27*Importance of adequate and efficient lubrication for various air brake parts and the

resultant decrease in maintenance through such provision 1947 109Importance of proper and careful handling of air brake equipment and the resultant

decrease in maintenance effected by such care 1947 106Job behind the cleaning date, The 1912 28*Latest techniques in lapping air brake components 1959 174*Mechanized AB valve repair shop, The 1972 140*Methods for repairing freight car air brake components 1966 190*Modern air brake shop facilities 1958 45*Modifications to air brake shops to accommodate for ABD maintenance 1972 125*New “AB” valve condemning gages and flowrator meter ring leakage test on

“AB” test rack 1959 82*Organization of a railroad air brake department 1966 148*Preliminary tests for “AB” valve body and parts 1962 79*Reclamation of air brake material 1924 78*Recommended repair practice for maintenance of (AB) control valves at three-year

intervals 1948 10*Resume of revisions, Instruction Leaflet No. 2391, Supp. 1 1950 10Shop tests and repairs for triple valves 1897 128*Trends in air brake shop facilities 1958 29*

- COMPUTERIZED TESTINGComputerized controlled locomotive equipment CCL equipment 1989 121*Computerized freight brake control valve testing. Report of one year’s

experience in service shop environment 1991 224*Development of automatic computerized service shop testing of passenger,

transit and locomotive brakes 1991 90*

- TRAINTrain brake system action and effect on track structure 1972 183*

AIR BRAKE ASSOCIATIONAir Brake Association index – a new research tool, The 1998 203


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Better selection and presentation of papers for future air brake conventions 1904 165

AIR BRAKE ASSOCIATION (cont’d)- BRAKE COMMITTEES / SUBCOMMITTEESAir Brake Association Committee on Brake Pipe Leakage 1925 135Brake Systems Committee 2006 150Passenger train handling, freight train handling and dynamic braking 1953 121Passenger train handling, freight train handling, dynamic braking 1952 29Passenger train handling, freight train handling, dynamic braking 1951 28Progress report AAR Braking Systems Committee 2000 35Relation of the American Railway Association Committee on Brakes and BrakeEquipment to the Air Brake Association, The 1930 43Report of Approved Maintenance Practice Committee - Maintenance and Testing of

Decelostat Equipment 1951 92Report of Approved Maintenance Practice Committee - Shop Maintenance of the 24-RL 1953 39Report of Committee on Air Brake Equipment - Relation Between Proper Protection to

Locomotive Air Brake Devices and Their Maintenance 1947 102Report of Committee on Air Consumption of Locomotive Auxiliary Devices 1922 42Report of Committee on Air Consumption of Locomotive Auxiliary Devices 1921 111Report of Committee on Air Consumption of Locomotive Auxiliary Devices 1920 99Report of Committee on Air Consumption of Locomotive Auxiliary Devices 1919 43*Report of Committee on Cleaning and Oiling Triple Valves and Brake Cylinders 1894 7Report of Committee on Instruction 1894 37Report of Committee on Main Reservoir and Connections 1896 204Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1937 139*Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1930 81*Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1929 184Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1928 200Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1927 254*Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1926 234Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1925 195*Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1924 178Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1923 152Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1922 111Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1921 13Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1920 223Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1919 185*Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1918 167Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1917 150Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1916 137Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1915 135Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1914 215Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1913 226Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1912 114Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1911 212Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1910 265Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1909 169Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1908 167Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1907 81Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1906 22Report of Committee on Recommended Practice 1905 134Report of Committee on Standardization Diesel and Turbo Electric Locomotives 1952 83Report of Committee on Standardization of Air Brake Equipment, Diesel and Turbo


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Electric Locomotives 1951 143Report of Committee on Standardization of Air Brake Equipment for Diesel and Turbo

Electric Locomotives 1953 82

AIR BRAKE ASSOCIATION (cont’d)- BRAKE COMMITTEES / SUBCOMMITTEESReport of Committee on Standardization of Air Brake Equipment on Diesel and Turbo

Electric Locomotives 1955 106Report of Committee on Standardization of Air Brake Equipment on Diesel and Turbo

Electric Locomotives 1954 25Report of the Master Car Builders’ Committee 1903 131*

AIR BRAKE SYSTEMAmtrak brakes - past, present and future 1980 222An adaptive air brake control system 1990 79*Brake requirements and testing for private passenger railcars 1999 230*Case for the air brake expert, The 1987 99*Freight train air brakes - the cornerstone of North American development 2004 58*Freight train air brakes - the cornerstone of North American development 1977 230*

-FRA improved braking system 1987 21Improved air brakes meet the challenge of modern freight service 1964 137*Locomotive foundation brake systems 1980 192*New technology for control of car and locomotive air brakes 1993 229Questions and answers concerning air brake problems 1988 125

- ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC ( ECP )240 car radio-based ECP field testing 1999 150*1996 update - The AAR ECP brake specification 1996 153*Advanced brake components for ECP brake systems 1998 152Advances in freight train brake performance 1997 49*“Benefits of ECP brakes” Evaluation of electronic controlled pneumatic

braked trains in revenue service 1997 110*“Car ECP system design” Spoornet integrated ECP/DPC pilot project 1999 48*Coming, train control link; electro-pneumatic braking for freight trains 1994 29*Comparison of electro-pneumatic braking in North America and Europe, A 1977 104*Developing business cases for integrated ECP braking plus distributed power 2002 117Developing foundation brake rigging for tomorrow’s freight cars 1997 139*Economics of ECP brake systems 1998 85*ECP brake: transition from development to deployment 2001 160*ECP brake’s first stand-alone test train 1998 228*ECP brakes in general freight service. Private car owners’ cause for concern 1997 242*“ECP braking and DP pilot scheme, An” Evaluation of wireline ECP braking and DP

on the Ermelo-Richards Bay coal export line 2000 158*ECP operation on Quebec Cartier mining 2000 63*“Electric actuation of freight train brakes” Train brake and track capacity

requirements for the ‘80s 1981 213*Electro-pneumatic brake development 1995 86*Electro-pneumatic integrated brake control system 1992 364*“Electronic air brake” New technology for control of car and locomotive air

brakes 1993 233“Electronic air brake” New technology for control of car and locomotive

air brakes 1993 233Electronic freight brakes - European approach 1995 128“Electronically controlled pneumatic brakes (ECP)” Advances in freight train brake


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performance 1997 53*Electronically controlled pneumatics (ECP) and powerlink special instructions

job aid 1999 58*Equipment installation” ECP brake’s first stand-alone test train 1998 234*EP-60 ECP train operation data at Quebec Cartier Mining 1999 75*

AIR BRAKE SYSTEM(cont’d)- ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC ( ECP )ECP brakes implementation: the path forward 2006 166*“Evaluation of electronic controlled pneumatic braked trains in revenue service 1997 108*Evaluation update of electronic controlled pneumatic braked trains in revenue

service 1998 90*Evaluation update of electronic controlled pneumatic braked trains in revenue

service 1999 43Integrated train control leveraging technology for value to the railroads (two plus

two equals ten) 2000 123*Microprocessor-controlled brake systems - applications of new technology 1981 63*

“Near term concepts, electric-assist brake system” AAR Air Brake Research - 1993 1993 71*“Operating ECP brake trains” Evaluation of electronic controlled pneumatic

braked trains in revenue service 1997 111*Overview of TSM electronic air brake system equipment installations 1996 167Preparing for migration to ECP braking and Zeftron’s solution 2001 109*“Pneumatic emulating EP direct braking ECP control valve” Features of Locotrol

distributed power and EP direct braking systems, and the rationale behind theirimplementation 1998 179*

Practical solution for application of electro pneumatic braking onfreight trains, A 1993 165*

Real world benefits from electronic train control technologies 2003 58*Remote control of freight train brakes using microprocessor technology 1984 145*Review and update – the AAR ECP brake specifications 1997 176*Review and update the AAR ECP brake system specifications 1998 50*Review and update - the AAR ECP brake specifications 1997 176*Self contained power source for EPX radio based ECP braking system 2001 81*Spoornet integrated ECP/DPC pilot project 1999 46*TrainTalk wirefree communications system: a robust wireless communications

designed for the railroad environment 1997 202*“TSM electronic air brake system” Update of improvements to the DB-60

control valve 1994 145*Update of electronic air brake 1991 110Updated status of AAR electric brake specification 1995 134*“Wabtec 3rd generation ECP system” WABTEC ECP brake system 2000 76*WABTEC ECP brake system 2000 71*WABTEC ECP system with Southern Company utilities coal cars operating

experience on CSX 2001 95*

- WIRELINE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ( WDS )“Communications interface” EP-60 CCB system integration 1999 221*“Development of a WDP system to integrate with an ECP brake system”

Wire-line ECP brake and distributive power on Canadian Pacific Railway 1999 54*“Electronically controlled pneumatic brake technology” Wire-line ECP brake and

distributive power on Canadian Pacific Railway 1999 53*Electronically controlled pneumatics (ECP) and powerlink special instructions

job aid 1999 58*Evaluation of wireline ECP braking and DP on the Ermelo-Richards Bay

coal export line 2000 156*


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“Locomotive ECP / DCP system design” Spoornet integratedECP / DPC pilot project 1999 49*

“Plus WireDP” Integrated train control leveraging technology for value to therailroads (two plus two equals ten) 2000 137*

“Wired Distributed Power” Real world benefits from electronic train controltechnologies 2003 63*

AIR BRAKE SYSTEM (cont’d)- LOCOMOTIVE

- WIRELINE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ( WDS )“WDP powerlink system description” Wire-line ECP brake and distributive

power on Canadian Pacific Railway 1999 55*“WireDP” Integrated train control leveraging technology for value to the

railroads (two plus two equals ten) 2000 130*Wire-line ECP brake and distributive power on Canadian Pacific Railway 1999 52*“Wireline ECP system” WABTEC ECP brake system 2000 71*26-LSC/CS-1 electro-pneumatic brake equipment for LRC trains 1979 128*Demise of a precedent, The 1967 57Improved train performance using EP brake systems 1996 60*Locomotive control equipment 1988 89“Locomotive ECP / DCP system design” Spoornet integrated

ECP / DPC pilot project 1999 49*“Locomotive ECP equipment update” Evaluation update of electroniccontrolled pneumatic braked trains in revenue service 1999 44*

“Locomotive modifications” ECP brake’s first stand-alone test train 1988 236*Microprocessor brake systems for North American locomotives 1988 67*Packaging concepts for retrofit applications of advanced electronics on

locomotives 1986 205*

- CCB / CCBII“CCB II Introduction and overview” Real world benefits from

electronic train control technologies 2003 66*“CCB II” Integrated train control leveraging technology for value to

the railroads (two plus two equals ten) 2000 128*CCB II, seven year COT&S 2003 151*CCBII - test results, computer controlled brake equipment 2nd

generation for railway locomotives 1997 160*CCB26-ROL braking equipment for remotely operated locomotives 2006 95*“CCB-26 interface – designed as a 26L replacement” CCB-26

locomotive brake system 26L replacement for the next generation, The 2005 134*CCB-26 locomotive brake system 26L replacement for the next

Generation, The 2005 127*“Design goals of CCB-26” CCB-26 locomotive brake system 26Lgeneration, The 2005 128*“EP-60” Integrated train control leveraging technology for value to the

railroads (two plus two equals ten) 2000 134*EP-60 CCB system integration 1999 214*Field experience CCB computer controlled brake equipment,

reliability & safety enhancements 1993 285*LSI integration of a locomotive equipped with EAB brake 1995 273*“Technical description computer controlled brakes for locomotives

- CCB equipment -” Update of electronic air brakes 1991 111*“Readiness for CCB26-ROL” CCB26-ROL braking equipment for

remotely operated locomotives 103* 2006


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- CCL“Technical description computerized console for locomotive

- CCL equipment” Update of electronic air brakes 1991 121*

- EPIC“Electronic air brake” New technology for control of car and

locomotive air brakes 1993 233AIR BRAKE SYSTEM (cont’d)

- WIRELINE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ( WDS )- LOCOMOTIVE

- EPICEpic 3101 microprocessor-based locomotive equipment 1990 145Epic - 3101 locomotive brake equipment 1989 222“Epic brake control equipment” State-of-the-art brake systems for

commuter rail vehicles 1993 37*“EPIC emergency and “feed valve” read-back protection” Features

Union Pacific distributed power locomotives 1997 128Installation and operation of Epic brake equipment 1991 220“Predictable flow increases should not cause unexpected flow”

Features of Union Pacific distributed power locomotives 1997 127Recent developments in electro-pneumatic brake equipment forlocomotives 1995 263*“WABCO EPIC flow compensation” Features of Union Pacific

distributed power locomotives 1997 123

- LEADER“LEADER” DB for dollars; technology and how it affects braking costs 2001 74*“LEADER” Integrated train control leveraging technology for value to

the railroads (two plus two equals ten) 2000 131*“Leader introduction and overview” Real world benefits from

electronic train control technologies 2003 68*LEADER and air brake performance 2001 209*

- LOCOTROLCCBII/LOCOTROL EB -- Next generation locomotive air brake

control is “On the net” for superior reliability 1996 195*Controlling locomotives remotely 1969 22*Features of Locotrol distributed power and EP direct braking

Systems, and the rationale behind their implementation 1998 173*Features of Union Pacific distributed power locomotives 1997 123Locotrol III update (also contains info on Locotrol 105, Locotrol II) 1992 486*

- PASSENGER / COMMUTERBraking performance enhancements for long passenger trains 2000 141*“CS-1 electro-pneumatic automatic brake system” “High green” for

passenger service 1976 195*“Coach brake equipment” 26-LSC/CS-1 electro-pneumatic brake equipment

for LRC trains 1979 142Combination disc and tread brake equipment on Amtrak 1982 191*Development of the electro-pneumatic brake for high speed control 1937 38*“Dynamic brake blending” PS-68 brake control system for commuter cars 1973 213*Electric car and train brakes 1904 193*Friction brake equipment New York City Transit R110A program 1995 101*LWE brake equipment 1956 80a*


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PS-68 brake control system for commuter cars 1973 207*Recent improvements in passenger train braking 1926 107*State-of-the-art brake systems for commuter rail vehicles 1993 26*Terminal testing of H.S.C. brakes - light weight high speed trains 1947 66*Westcode electro-pneumatic brake for commuter and rapid transit cars 1971 47*

- HYDRAULICAutomotive air brake, The 1927 398*

AIR BRAKE SYSTEM (cont’d)- HYDRAULICHydrostatic drives for use on railroad equipment 1963 117*Power brakes for automobiles 1928 252*

- MODERNIZATION / UPGRADING- FREIGHTFactory modernized AB freight brake equipments 1959 100

- LOCOMOTIVEDevelopment of a modern modular locomotive system, The 1995 231*Upgrading of #6 and #14 locomotive brake equipment (to 26L) 1973 26*- PASSENGER / COMMUTERHigh green for passenger service 1976 177*

- PNEUMATIC“Automatic brake, The” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 65Disciplines of pneumatic brake phenomena 1965 57Functional inter-relations between the component parts of the air brake system, The 1917 107Fundamentals of pneumatic brake calibration 1960 92*

– FREIGHT1996 update - The AAR ECP brake specification 1996 153*“AB” empty and load freight car brake equipment 1937 115*“ABC-1 control valve service portion” Changes in modern air

brake devices 1966 241*ABC-1 freight car valve conversion and features 1963 30*ABD valve service experiences 1965 141ABDW control valve instructional model 1986 44*“ABDW control valve performance” Advances in freight train

brake performance 1997 50*ABDW control valve with integrated continuous quick service 1975 168*“ABDX control valve performance” Advances in freight train

brake performance 1997 51*Adaptations of AB brake equipment for special duty cars 1954 58*Adequate braking power for freight cars 1911 129Air brake maintenance - slide valve and slide valve seat

conditioning as performed in Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadCompany air brake shop 1948 150*

Air brake system for double stack cars-C452 (Thrall built) 1989 200Application of freight car control valve on a locomotive 1984 124*Better brakes for freight cars 1963 39*Brake system considerations for articulated freight cars 1978 88Budd frate-brake 1958 84*Braking trains on Queensland Rail 2000 85*Brakes for freight trains 1962 23*


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Clean - oil - test - stencil AB type freight brake equipment 1975 98*“DB-60L freight control valve” New product development for improved

freight car braking 1992 440*“Details of passenger and freight brakes” Maintenance of freight and

passenger brakes 1894 66Development of the Z-1-A control valve and operating experience on the

Canadian National Rwy 1976 124*“Double stack braking investigation” AAR Air Brake Research - 1991 1991 34Engine and car devices using pressure drawn from the air brake system 1907 183

AIR BRAKE SYSTEM (cont’d)- PNEUMATIC

– FREIGHT“Freight car brake equipment” (The) air brake equipment of China’s railway

today 1983 59*Improving freight train operation with “ABD” valves 1972 165*Influence of freight car motion on the operation of train braking systems 1988 34*Intricacies of the freight brake systems AB and ABD control valves 1973 77Limitations of pneumatic brake control 1958 140“Major design changes in AB freight car brake equipment” Factory modernized

AB freight brake equipments 1959 115“Major events resulting in the adoption and application of AB freight car

brake equipment” Factory modernized AB freight brake equipments 1959 110*Modern freight train braking with ABD valves 1964 27*Multiple capacity brakes for freight cars 1953 25*Performance characteristics of AAR pneumatic brake system to small brake

pipe reductions 2002 157*Review of appurtenances added to the “AB” freight brake equipment, A 1962 165Some facts about charging times freight train air brakes 1957 129**A study of vibration response of DB-60 and ABDX freight brake control

valves and recommendations for installation on freight cars 2004 87Z-1AW control valve - a modern alternative, The 1981 82*

- LOCOMOTIVE6-BL locomotive brake equipment for switching and branch line locomotives 1947 13*24-RL equipment operation 1957 4326 - locomotive brake equipment, characteristics of operation &

maintenance 1959 138*26 type “control valves” Changes in modern air brake devices 1966 24226-L brake equipment devices and their operations 1960 104*26-L locomotive brake 1986 6526-L locomotive brake equipment 1986 79“26-L locomotive brake system (A programmed Instruction)” 26-L

locomotive brake system (Basic) 1986 6526-L unitized locomotive equipment and testing 1967 123*30-CDW brake valve operations and updating 1989 102Application of freight car control valve on a locomotive 1984 124*Assembling locomotive units and inspecting and testing 24-RL 1953 163Basic locomotive air systems 1983 127*Brake system design for high speed passenger locomotives 1995 198Braking considerations for modern high powered locomotives 1995 155CCB-26 locomotive brake system 26L replacement for the next generation, The 2005 127*Current locomotive pneumatic systems on U.S.A. railroads 1989 165*DS-24-M brake valve and its relation to brake pipe pressure 1954 112*Engine and car devices using pressure drawn from the air brake system 1907 183


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Experiences with 24-RL equipment 1960 161Improved No. 6 type brake equipments for diesel-electric switching

locomotives 1951 110*Inspection and testing of 24-RL locomotive brake and signal equipment 1951 9Locomotive air brake troubleshooting flow charts 26-L type brake

equipment 1987 253*“Locomotive brake equipment” The air brake equipment of China’s railway

today 1983 56*Modern 30 CDW brake valve and 30 CW module for Amtrak locomotives 1979 71*New concept in braking for diesel-electric locomotives, A 1966 172*

AIR BRAKE SYSTEM (cont’d)- PNEUMATIC

- LOCOMOTIVENo. 8-ET locomotive brake equipment comparison with 6-ET equipment 1937 67Performance characteristics of AAR pneumatic brake system to small brake

pipe reductions 2002 157*Preparing air brake equipment for service on 24-RL equipped locomotives 1953 171Program development for air brake training on Conrail 1987 149*Recent KNORR/NYAB developments in locomotive and commuter cab

car pneumatic brake systems 1991 81*Report Committee on Standardization of Air Brake Equipment on Diesel and

Turbo Electric Locomotives 1954 25Report of Approved Maintenance Practice Committee, shop maintenance

of the 24-RL brake equipment 1953 39Report of Committee on Standardization of Air Brake Equipment, Diesel and

Turbo Electric Locomotives 1955 106Report of Committee on Standardization of Air Brake Equipment for Diesel

and Turbo Electric Locomotives 1953 82“Role of locomotive brakes in commuter push/pull operations” Brake system

design for high speed passenger locomotives 1995 201Shop craft training - 26-L air brake training manuals 1982 57*“Special features of the 24-RL equipment” (The) behavior of railway

passenger car wheels when braking on low-adhesion rails 1947 85*Test procedure for checking double check valves of 26-L

locomotive brake equipment 1983 106*Testing, malfunctions and remedies of 26-L braking equipment 1962 136*Troubles and remedies - 24-RL brake equipment 1950 179Troubles and remedies 24-RL locomotive brake equipment 1951 102Upgrading of #6 and #14 locomotive brake equipment (to 26L) 1973 26*

- SLAVE UNIT (BOOSTER UNIT; SLUG)Brake equipment as applied to slug cars on the Southern Railway 1956 147

- PASSENGER / COMMUTER26-C passenger car brake equipment 1960 46*Basic operating characteristics of passenger car brake equipments 1958 94Brake equipment for gas rail cars 1930 124Brake system for multiple unit and rapid transit cars, A 1969 123Brake system on Amtrak’s cab car for push-pull service 1987 194*Controlling passenger trains with ABDG brake controls 1985 57*“Details of passenger and freight brakes” Maintenance of freight and

passenger brakes 1894 66Development, design and manufacture of “AB” brake 1937 89*Engine and car devices using pressure drawn from the air brake system 1907 183


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Fundamentals of power brakes for passenger trains 1948 27Gas electric rail car brakes 1929 115Integral train brake equipment (ABE system) 1988 130*Maintenance and repair of WABCOPAC brake assemblies and ABD

control valves 1966 116*Metroliners 1970 91*Metropolitan commuter train brake equipment 1961 81Modern trains and the U C equipment 1920 187New developments in passenger car brake equipment 1986 212*“Passenger car brake equipment” The air brake equipment of China’s

railway today 1983 83*AIR BRAKE SYSTEM (cont’d)

- PNEUMATIC- PASSENGER / COMMUTER“Questions and answers’ Schedule “UC brake equipment 1921 76Rail passenger vehicle braking practice 1978 107*Recent improvements in passenger train braking 1926 107*Recent Knorr/NYAB developments in locomotive and commuter cab car

pneumatic brake systems 1991 81*Recommended practice on air brakes and foundation brake gear, for gas

rail cars 1927 133Schedule “UC brake equipment 1921 34*Testing, malfunctions and remedies of 26-R and 26-C passenger car brake

equipment 1964 151*U.C. equipment 1922 80*

- SELF PROPELLED ( RDC )Upgrading of VIA Rail’s RDC ( Railiner ) present brake equipment

to 26 type brake equipment 1988 173*

- PNEUMATIC / HYDRAULICDeveloping foundation brake rigging for tomorrow’s freight cars 1997 139*“LRC brake equipment” 26-LSC/CS-1 electro-pneumatic brake equipment for

LRC trains 1979 149*Hydro-pneumatic braking systems 1971 111*“Turbine powered trains” Amtrak brakes - past, present and future 1980 235

AIR BRAKE TRAINING (see TRAINING - AIR BRAKES)

AIR COMPRESSORAchieving the benefits of clean, dry air in locomotive compressed air systems 1983 199*Air compressor maintenance 1956 155Air compressor package for a rail transit vehicle, An 1982 161Air compressors 1959 123Air consumption of locomotive auxiliary devices 1920 99Air consumption of locomotive auxiliary devices 1919 43*Air pump and main reservoir capacity for freight service 1910 34*Air pump exhaust for passenger train heating 1901 67*Air pump piping 1910 66*Air pump repairs 1894 51“Air pump, The” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 78Air pumps, their troubles and treatment, and tools for making repairs 1897 20*Better maintenance of air compressors 1920 31Causes for slow operating locomotive air compressors 1923 116


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Diesel locomotive air compressor lubrication 1953 176*Diesel locomotive compressed air system 1954 67*Effects of compressor capacity on charging and release times of freight trains, The 1982 231*Fundamentals of theory, construction, & maintenance as applied to mechanically

driven air compressor for diesel locomotives, The 1948 124How the efficiency of air pumps may be best increased and maintained 1899 196*How the efficiency of air pumps may be best increased and maintained 1898 99*Humidity and its management when compressing air for use in air brake equipment 1997 264Importance of adequate and efficient strainer protection devices and the resultant

decrease in maintenance through their use, The 1947 104Locomotive air compressor synchronization 1962 41*Locomotive compressed air system, The 1975 19*

AIR COMPRESSOR (cont’d)Locomotive motor driven air compressor design evolution 2001 55*Maintenance and performance of high-speed heavy-duty air compressors 1971 163*Maintenance and repair of diesel locomotive air compressors 1952 145More efficient air compressors 1925 180*“New York duplex air pump” Questions and answers 1901 163*Oil cups and air strainers 1905 21“Particulate filtration” What goes on, in the pipe, part 2? 2005 48*Pump, governors and air gauges 1895 12Recommendations for testing, condemning and repairing of air compressors 1923 207Recommended maintenance and testing requirements for mechanically operated air

compressors 1948 87*Recommended practice 1929 184Safety valves for locomotive main reservoirs and compressors 1957 79*“Schedule U or high pressure control” Questions and answers 1901 129*Service experience in the lubrication of air compressors with F-2 mechanical lubricator 1947 45Sizing of stationary air compressors 1967 62

- AFTERCOOLERAfter coolers and automatic drain valves 1947 29“Aftercooler and drain valve with a difference, An” Compressed air systems - drain

valves and aftercoolers 1977 134*“Aftercooling” Humidity and its management when compressing air for use in air

brake equipment 1997 271“Condensation” Humidity and its management when compressing air for use in air

brake equipment 1997 266Compressed air systems - drain valves and aftercoolers 1977 133*“Integral air compressor aftercooler” Locomotive motor driven air compressor

design evolution 2001 60*“Intercooling” Humidity and its management when compressing air for use in air brake

equipment 1997 270Locomotive air cooling pipe - too little vs. too much radiating surface 1919 179

- AIR COOLED3-CD and 3-CDB compressor specification for shop repairs 1948 131*Conversion of water-cooled compressors to air-cooled type 1978 259*Maintenance and lubrication of 3-CD type air compressors 1955 88

- COMPOUND8 1/2-inch cross compound compressor maintenance 1918 101*Two nine and one-half inch air pumps versus one 1906 197“Westinghouse 8 1-2-inch cross-compound air compressor” Questions and answers 1909 325*


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Westinghouse compound air pumps 1906 200*

- ELECTRIC DRIVENRecent improvements in railway brakes by the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 1906 61*

- GOVERNOR“Pump governor, The” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 82Pump, governors and air gauges 1895 12

- PISTON3 CDCLA air compressor with integral aftercooler 1993 305Air pump piston rod packing 1895 27Lubricating oils for railway diesel air compressors 1961 59*

AIR COMPRESSOR (cont’d)- PISTONReciprocating compressors in locomotive application (Gardner-Denver) 1987 227*Versatility of the WABCO air cooled 3- CDC type compressor 1986 240*

- ROTARY SCREWRotary screw compressor design and application 1992 464*RSU rotary screw air compressor - an alternative 1983 224*

- STEAMApproved practice for maintaining steam driven air compressors 1948 118Better insulation of steam cylinders for air compressors 1926 127Development of the type BH range type steam compressor governor, The 1948 63Maintenance of steam-driven air compressors 1928 146

- WATER COOLEDConversion of water-cooled compressors to air-cooled type 1978 259*

AIR DRYERAchieving the benefits of clean, dry air in locomotive compressed air systems 1983 199*“Air dryer” Humidity and its management when compressing air for use in air

brake equipment 1997 272Dry clean air effect on locomotive brake equipment 1982 126*Locomotive air dryer application, testing and evaluation, The 1978 136*New WABCO Drymor locomotive air dryer, The 1986 226*Locomotive air dryers 1977 121*“Regenerative” air dryer - a simple approach to a dry compressed air system, The 1984 71*Whole story of dry, clean air, The 1979 89*

-DESICCANT“Desiccant dryers” What goes on, in the pipe, part 3? 2006 56*

AIR FLOW METHOD ( AFM )AFM, a proven and sound alternative 1990 227*Air consumption - rapid transit cars 1972 85*Air flow measurement interpretation of air flow readings obtained by differential

pressure elements 1989 94*Air flow method: development of an alternative method for testing trains 1986 149Air flow method of qualifying train air brakes on Conrail 1988 160*“Train air brake systems” Cold weather operations on Canadian Pacific Rail 1982 169


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AIR HOSE (see HOSE - AIR)

ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEM (see SAFETY - ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEM)

AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION-Upgrade of APTA SS-05-98 – Passenger car single car test 2005 74*

AMS (see SAFETY - ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEM)

ANGLE COCK (see BRAKE PIPE - ANGLE COCK)

ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (see QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)

ANTISKID CONTROL (see WHEELS - WHEEL SLIDE PROTECTION)

APTA (see AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION)

ARTICULATED CARS (see AUXILIARY DEVICES - ARTICULATED CARS)

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS-BRAKE COMMITTEES / SUBCOMMITTEESProgress Report AAR Braking Systems Committee 2004 45Progress Report AAR Braking Systems Committee 2003 138Progress Report AAR Braking Systems Committee 2002 39Progress Report AAR Braking Systems Committee 2001 36Progress Report AAR Braking Systems Committee 2000 35Progress Report AAR Braking Systems Committee 1999 32Progress Report of the AAR Braking Systems Working Committee 1998 57Progress Report of the AAR Braking Systems Working Committee 1997 119Progress Report of the AAR Braking Systems Working Committee 1996 72Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1994 42Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1993 57Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1992 372Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1991 106Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1990 111Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1989 118Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1988 111Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1987 181Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1986 161Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1985 158Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1984 106Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1983 196Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1982 173Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1979 25Report of the AAR Brake Equipment Committee 1978 266Report of the Brake Equipment Committee of the AAR 1977 99Report of the Brake and Brake Equipment Committee 1976 141Report of the AAR Brake and Brake Equipment Committee 1974 126Report of the AAR Brake and Brake Equipment Committee 1971 208Report of the AAR Brake and Brake Equipment Committee 1970 218Report of the AAR Brake and Brake Equipment Committee 1969 152Report of the AAR Brake and Brake Equipment Committee 1968 179Retaining Valves for Freight Cars, American Railway Association Standard 1927 392*


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- BRAKESAAR electric brake testing requirements- production and background, The 1994 48*“AAR rules” Low friction composition brake shoes, developments and benefits 2003 210*“AAR sticking brake study” (The) AAR UDE study and other air brake research

1990 update 1990 29*“Advanced braking systems project” AAR Air Brake Research - 1992 1992 270*“Advanced braking systems project” AAR Air Brake Research - 1991 1991 38*Avoid losses in A.A.R. billing for foreign freight car repairs 1964 164“Description of the AAR electric freight brake system” (The) AAR electric brake

testing requirements production and background 1994 49*Revised power brake law (The) {Slides/overheads only} 1998 29Role of the AAR Mechanical Division, (The) 1989 54

- COMPOSITION SHOECompilation of A.A.R. rules affecting the Cobra shoe and composition shoes, A 1975 181*

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS -BRAKE COMMITTEES / SUBCOMMITTEES (cont’d)- COMPOSITION SHOEEffect of high horsepower grade braking on AAR high friction composition

shoes 1994 113*Increasing train safety and capacity with a better brake shoe 2004 166*On-tread composition brake shoes progress report 1957 19“Preliminary survey of the use of composition on-tread brake shoes” On-tread

composition brake shoes progress report 1957 29*“Typical application of composition brake shoes” On-tread composition brake shoes

progress report 1957 25*“What about brake shoe friction” Braking considerations for modern high powered

locomotives 1995 158

- RESEARCHAAR Advanced Brake Rigging Project Rigging Efficiency Study 2002 43*AAR Brake Ratio Research – 2001 2001 41*AAR Air Brake Research - 1993 1993 71AAR Air Brake Research - 1992 1992 270AAR Air Brake Research - 1991 1991 34“Double stack braking investigation” AAR Air Brake Research - 1991 1991 34*Present AAR organization and the outlook for the future (The) 1997 28*Research on advanced brake systems 1993 94*

- SPECIFICATIONS1996 update - The AAR ECP brake specification 1996 153*“AAR specification S-464” Improved performance of the “Weeper port” for DB60

control valves 2005 67*“Air brake performance specification S-401, draft 8/4/92” AAR Air Brake

Research - 1992 1992 286*Current single car brake testing comparative merits relating to traditional manual testing 2005 83Review and update, the AAR ECP brake system specifications 1998 50Review and update - the AAR ECP brake specifications 1997 176Updated status of AAR electric brake specifications 1995 134*

- UDEAAR UDE study - 1989 update, The 1989 23*AAR UDE study and other air brake research 1990 update, The 1990 23*AAR undesired emergency study - an update, The 1987 28*


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ATCS (see ADVANCED TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM)

AUTO TRAINAmtrak’s auto train brake system - development and test 1984 160*

AUXILIARY DEVICES- ARTICULATED CARS“Air brake control devices on articulated equipment” Freight car control

valves - functions, evolution, identification, and correct repair 1996 94*

- FREIGHT“Air brake control devices on articulated equipment” Freight car control

valves - functions, evolution, identification, and correct repairs 1966 94*“Auxiliary air brake control devices” Freight car control valves - functions,

evolution, identification, and correct repairs 1966 84*

AUXILIARY DEVICES (cont’d)- FREIGHT“Freight car control valve portions and auxiliary devices correct repairs” Freight

car control valves - functions, evolution, identification, and correct repairs 1966 95*Review of appurtenances added to the “AB” freight brake equipment, A 1962 165

- EMPTY / LOAD“AB” empty and load freight car brake equipment 1937 115*AB load compensating brake, The 1948 48*ABLC (Load Compensating) freight brake equipment 1950 113*Contribution of empty and load brake equipment to increased braking level 1971 152*E/L-X empty-load equipment, The 1992 354*Empty and load brake 1912 307*Empty and load equipment trend on wheel and shoe savings 1976 73“Empty and load equipment” (The) how’s and why’s of the new single car

test code 1980 132*Empty – load & piston travel 2005 93*“Empty - load equipment” Freight car brake rigging for composition shoes 1970 119*“Empty load systems” Brake systems and the 286,000 pound gross rail

load unit train 1992 449*Impact of recent developments on empty / load brakes, The 2004 134*Influence of empty/load devices on braking of lightweight coal cars while

loading on steep grades 1986 165*Latest innovations in empty and load braking 1968 138Maintenance - C.O.T.&S. of empty-load brake equipment 1978 28*Modern uses of empty/load equipment and effects on train operation 1989 216“Multistage empty / load” Performance evaluation of empty load systems

and the impact on braking ratios of high gross to tare freight cars 2002 61*Operation and benefits of variable and empty load brake equipment 1974 378Performance evaluation of empty load systems and the impact on braking

ratios of high gross to tare freight cars 2002 55*“Review of empty/load brake equipment in North America” Influence ofempty / load devices on braking of lightweight coal cars while loading

on steep grades 1986 177“Selecting the empty car net braking ratio” Optimum net braking ratios

for light weight, high capacity cars 1999 97*Upgraded train brake performance resulting from 1972 braking ratio definitions 1972 107*


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- LOCOMOTIVEAir consumption of locomotive auxiliary devices 1922 42Air consumption of locomotive auxiliary devices 1921 111Air consumption of locomotive auxiliary devices 1920 99Air consumption of locomotive auxiliary devices 1919 43“Miscellaneous items” Basic locomotive air systems 1983 142*Test code for testing air operated auxiliary devices on locomotives 1920 102*

- ELECTRICAir brake operation in connection with the electrification of the New York

City Terminal of the N.Y.C.& H.R.R.R. CO. 1907 210*

-STEAM“Franklin pneumatic fire door, The” Engine and car devices using pressure

drawn from the air brake system 1907 190*

B TYPE CONTROL VALVE (see VALVE - CONTROL - AUTOMATIC)

BOOSTER UNIT (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC - SLAVE UNIT)

BRAKE- BEAMAngle corrected brake beam, swivel head brake beam & HPB system update, lab

simulator & field test results 2002 142*“Brake beam design” (A) new truck mounted brake 1986 269*Brake beam performance in a high vibration environment 1991 56*Brake beam release springs, their beneficial and detrimental effects, with suggestions

for modification 1908 103*Effects of brake beam hanging upon brake efficiency, The 1898 145*Failure of brake beam suspension parts and their maintenance 1937 22“Major change - the unit (hangerless) brake beam” Freight brake rigging: any

opportunities to improve force, efficiency, wear, economics? 1994 74“New brake beam & rigging system products, by Acertek” Angle corrected brake beam,

swivel head brake beam & HPB system update, lab simulator & field test results 2002 145*Revenue service testing of the Link support system for brake beams used in body

mounted rigging 2001 168*Standard length of brake beams, suspension of same and foundation brakes 1904 62*Understanding the unit brake beam 1995 161*Use of photostress techniques for analyzing truss type brake beams on dynamic testingmachines, The 1996 171*

- SUPPORTBrake shoe friction, with brake hanger at various angles 1907 57*

BRAKE CYLINDERApplication of brake cylinder valves to older cars 1962 94*Brake cylinder leakage 1910 141*Brake cylinder leakage testing 1998 254*Brake cylinder performance improvements 1983 66*“Brake cylinders” Hydro-pneumatic braking systems 1971 112*Brake cylinders and connections 1911 38*Conrail use of brake cylinder pressure testing to investigate brake related wheel defects 1998 64*“C.O.T. &S.” Brake cylinder maintenance instruction, WABCOPAC and NYCOPAC 1985 36Detached brake cylinders vs. attached brake cylinders - freight service 1907 252


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Development of the Westcode freight brake cylinder 1986 133*“Design characteristics of modern brake cylinders” Fabricated steel cylinders

- manufacturing and testing 1986 112*Economical brake cylinder maintenance 1927 237“Establishing cylinder diameter required for conversion” Opportunity for equalizing

braking levels through brake shoe conversions 1978 76Exclusion of dirt and moisture from passenger brake cylinders 1927 146*Exclusion of dirt and moisture from passenger car brake cylinders 1929 128*Exclusion of dirt and moisture from passenger car brake cylinders 1928 191Fabricated steel cylinders - manufacturing and testing 1986 106*Further testing brake cylinder pressures at field maintenance facilities 1997 91“Locomotive brake cylinders” Locomotive foundation brake systems 1980 194*N-2 regulating valve for controlling maximum brake cylinder pressure, The 1985 162*

Report of the Master Car Builders’ Committee 1903 131*Practical and efficient test for brake cylinder leakage on cars while on shop and repair

tracks 1908 62*Problem of freight brake maintenance in the northwest, The 1910 225Proper cylindering of cars for sufficient shoe clearance, The 1906 252

BRAKE CYLINDER (cont’d)Proper size of brake cylinders for railroad cars and locomotive tenders, The 1895 82*Report of Committee on cleaning and oiling triple valves and brake cylinders 1894 7Suggested practice for the cleaning and lubricating of brake cylinder packing leathers 1917 144Testing brake cylinder pressures at field maintenance facilities 1955 176*Third generation brake cylinder release valve, The 1963 14*Why waste air, the case for 8 1/2” control valves (NOTE: Paper refers to brake

cylinder sizes and Z1-AW control valve) 1979 45*

- PISTON TRAVELEmpty – load & piston travel 2005 93*Piston travel 1896 25*“Piston travel adjustment” (The) 1980 WABCOPAC brake assembly importance

of proper maintenance for optimum brake performance 1980 65*Piston travel means of adjustment and its effect upon the handling of trains 1898 38*Reappraisal of piston travel limits, A 1963 92*

- ROTOCHAMBER“Unifrate” variable - load brake for freight car trucks 1962 176*

BRAKE PIPE“Brake pipe hose” Performance of gasket material at sub-zero temperatures 1963 132Broken air pipes and their remedies on diesel-electric freight or passenger road

locomotives 1950 51Effects of augmented brake pipes, The 1964 59*Frozen train pipes, their cause and prevention 1902 59*Location of brake pipe ends at locomotive pilot 1920 75Manufacture of steel pipe 1926 230Manufacture of wrought iron pipe 1926 69Methods and material in air brake pipe joints 1961 119*“Snow brake” System operation on New South Shore “MU” fleet 1988 119Specifications for air brake and signal hose, air brake gaskets, label for air brake

and signal hose 1914 102*Threading and bending of air brake pipes for locomotives and cars 1926 210*Welding locomotive air piping by the oxy-acetylene process 1928 160*“Welding of air brake pipe and fittings” Brake requirements and testing for private


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passenger railcars 1999 251*What goes on, in the pipe? 2004 180*What goes on, in the pipe, part 2? 2005 42*What goes on, in the pipe, part 3? 2006 52*What is the best material for air brake and air signal piping? 1929 15What is the best material for air brake and air signal piping? 1928 158

- ANGLE COCK“Angle cock repairs” Methods for repairing freight car air brake components 1966 192*Topical discussions: Angle cocks 1895 201

- CONDENSATION / MOISTURE“The problem” water in the air pipe” What goes on, in the pipe, part 3? 2006 53*“Water in the air pipe” What goes on, in the pipe? 2004 182*Water in train pipes 1903 14*

- FILTER- CENTRIFUGALTopical subject: Centrifugal dirt collector, The 1911 331

BRAKE PIPE (cont’d)- FLOW INDICATORBrake pipe flow indicator, The 1968 143*Brake pipe flow indicator, The 1949 182*Service trials of the type “B” brake pipe flow indicator 1953 94*

- LEAKAGE / GRADIENTAir Brake Association Committee on Brake Pipe Leakage 1925 135*Brake pipe leakage 1927 171*Brake pipe leakage 1926 133Brake pipe leakage 1924 24Brake pipe leakage, air flow & gradient in freight trains 1987 207*Brake pipe leakage and taper on freight trains 1954 19*Brake pipe leakage, its causes and preventions 1908 35*Broken air pipes 1980 209“Comparison of the leakage and air flow methods of testing air brakes, A” Air flow

method - development of an alternative method for testing trains 1986 152Effect of brake pipe and system leakage on train operations, The 1954 38Effect of higher brake pipe pressure on leakage and testing of freight cars, The 1968 157*“Effect of piston travel and brake pipe gradient” (The) effect of brake parameters on

freight train productivity 1987 136*Flow/leakage relationships in train brake systems 1978 124*“Gradient” Brake pipe leakage, air flow & gradient in freight trains 1987 211*“Gradient versus leakage location” Brake pipe leakage, air flow & gradient in freight

trains 1987 216*“Increase in brake pipe leakage at low temperatures on test train” Cold

weather operations 1985 68Interrelation of brake pipe leakage - gradient and flow, The 1979 57*Leakage and gradient considerations in train braking (Disclaimer at end of paper) 1976 21*Maximum allowance of brake pipe leakage 1907 58*Train pipe leakage in freight service; effects, causes for, and how to reduce 1905 37*Train brake pipe leakage measurements with ABDW control valves 1984 112*

- LENGTHIs length an issue? 2003 75*


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-FREIGHT“How does CN handle long trains?” Is length an issue? 2003 79“How does CPR handle long trains?” Is length an issue? 2003 78

-PASSENGER“What about passenger service? VIA RAIL Canada” Is length an issue? 2003 80*

- PIPE AND PIPE FITTINGS“Advantages of PE100” Use of thermoplastics for railroad braking systems 2000 214*“Pipework” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 86Pipe and pipe fittings 1912 269*Pipes and pipe fittings for locomotives and cars 1909 29*Proper piping for locomotives, tenders and cars 1897 61*Proper piping of locomotives and cars, specifications and requirements for pipe in air

brake work 1916 103“Regulations” Use of thermoplastics for railroad braking systems 2000 213*Threading and bending of air brake pipes for locomotives and cars 1926 210*Use of thermoplastics for railroad braking systems 2000 212*What is the best material for air brake and air signal piping? 1925 26*

BRAKE PIPE (cont’d)- PRESSUREBrake pipe leakage and taper on freight trains 1954 19*Bottling the air 1989 107DS-24-M brake valve and its relation to brake pipe pressure control during brakeapplications, The 1954 112*Effect of 90 psi brake pipe on sample car tests 1996 116*“Effect of brake pipe pressure, The” Standardization of the braking power of freight

cars 1928 55Effect of higher brake pipe pressure on leakage and testing of freight cars, The 1968 157*Effective brake pressure for brake performance 1969 109*Higher train pipe pressure for passenger train service 1904 90*How, what and why of brake pipe pressure 1967 95*Innovative solution for the rail industry from LOKRING, An 1999 290*Method for determining a universal brake pipe pressure, A 1968 26*“Proof testing to determine maximum design pressure” Qualification of non-standard

pipe product form for ASME code for pressure piping, B31 applications 1999 303*Qualification of non-standard piping product form for ASME code for pressure

piping, B31 applications 1999 298*Some facts about charging times freight train air brakes 1957 129*

BRAKE RIGGING (Foundation)“Brake rigging and lever ratios” Air brakes 101 2003 107*Effects of brake beam hanging upon brake efficiency, The 1898 145*“Foundation brakes” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 87“New brake beam & rigging system products, by Acertek” Angle corrected brake beam,

swivel head brake beam & HPB system update, lab simulator & field test results 2002 145*Standard length of brake beams, suspension of same and foundation brakes 1904 62*Strength of foundation brake gear 1911 166*

- FREIGHTAAR Advanced Brake Rigging Project Rigging Efficiency Study 2002 43*ABA/RSI National Steel Car Ltd brake rigging tolerance build up 2006 154*Advanced brake rigging system proposal 2001 148*


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Analysis of commonly used body mounted and truck mounted brake rigging, An 1999 120*“ASR efficiency and force test against body mounted brake rigging” Automatic

set-and-release hand brake review of laboratory & field test results 2002 87*Best brake rigging design to accomplish harmonious action of air and hand brake on

passenger and freight cars 1905 81*“Body-mounted brake rigging” AAR Advanced Brake Rigging Project Rigging

Efficiency Study 2002 44*Brake rigging efficiency - a design requirement 1966 51*Brake rigging efficiency losses after 200,000 miles of service 2005 170*“Brake rigging efficiency - net braking ratio” The effect of brake parameters

on freight train productivity 1987 126*Braking ratios and rigging efficiency 1970 194*“Comparison of body – mounted and truck – mounted brake rigging” AAR Advanced

Brake Rigging Project Rigging Efficiency Study 2002 51*Developing foundation brake rigging for tomorrow’s freight cars 1997 139*Efficiency of conventional foundation brake rigging as applied to standard box

cars and multi-level auto rack cars, The 1965 85*“Elasticity of brake rigging and brake shoes” Consequences of unreleased

hand brakes on freight cars 1980 163*Foundation brakes 1895 70“Foundation brake rigging” The air brake equipment of China’s railway today 1983 60*

BRAKE RIGGING (Foundation) (cont’d)- FREIGHTFreight brake rigging: any opportunities to improve force, efficiency, wear, economics? 1994 72Freight car brake rigging design charts 1954 97*Freight car brake rigging for composition shoes 1970 103*Freight car brake rigging, inspection and maintenance, Drg. 11-D-2 Rev.-”D” 6-6-79 1979 123Freight car brake rigging reconstruction 1981 137*Freight car foundation brake designs 1924 42*Fundamentals and design of freight car brake riggings 1955 10*Maximum brake force as regards foundation brake for passenger and freight cars 1905 111“Prompter noting of and repairs to defective draft rigging” Break-in-twos 1911 335*Preliminary study of brake rigging efficiency on freight cars, A 1964 97*Revenue service testing of the Link support system for brake beams used in body

mounted rigging 2001 168*“Rigging design charts” Fundamentals and design of freight car brake riggings 1955 48*Standardization of the braking power of freight cars 1928 34“Truck – mounted brake rigging” AAR Advanced Brake Rigging Project Rigging

Efficiency Study 2002 49*Understanding and servicing freight car brake rigging 1976 47*Volumetric tolerances and their effect on freight car brake system design 2004 154*What are you specifying and what are you getting in foundation brake rigging of

car equipment? 1925 127

- LOCOMOTIVE“Foundation brake equipment” Basic locomotive air systems 1983 151*Locomotive foundation brake systems 1980 192*

- TENDERFoundation brake gear for locomotive tenders 1897 174*

- PASSENGER / COMMUTERBest brake rigging design to accomplish harmonious action of air and hand brake on

passenger and freight cars 1905 81*


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Clasp type of foundation brake gear for heavy passenger equipment cars 1914 77Clasp type of foundation brake gear for heavy passenger equipment of cars 1912 186*Conversion of clasp brake rigging to single shoe type using composition shoes 1965 67*“Foundation brake gear” Slack action in long passenger trains, its relation to triple

valves of different types, and consequent results in the handling of passenger trains 1916 33“Foundation brake rigging, The” Fundamentals of power brakes for passenger trains 1948 43Foundation brakes 1895 70Maximum brake force as regards foundation brake for passenger and freight cars 1905 111Recommended practice on air brakes and foundation brake gear, for gas rail cars 1927 133Report of Committee on Standard Requirements for High-speed Foundation Brake

Gear for Passenger Service 1904 279“Single shoe vs. clasp brake” Passenger train handling; graduated release 1925 58*Standard requirements for high-speed foundation brake gear for passenger service 1905 48

BRAKE SHOEAmtrak’s brake shoe and brake pad qualification test procedures and evaluation 1985 200*“Analysis of a misaligned brake shoe condition” Wheel thermal loading issues for

heavy haul service 2003 124*“Brake conversion – cast iron to composition shoe” Brake requirements and testing for

private passenger railcars 1999 245*“Brake conversion – clasp to single shoe” Brake requirements and testing for

private passenger railcars 1999 246*BRAKE SHOE (cont’d)

Brake shoe force testing 2002 102*Brake shoe friction test study - track train dynamics 1981 180*Brake shoe friction, with brake hanger at various angles 1907 57*Brake shoe wear field observations 2001 179*“Brake shoe wear tests” AAR Air Brake Research - 1991 1991 38*“Brake shoes, wheels and braking duty” Train brake and track capacity requirements

for the ‘80s 1981 209*“Description of new brake shoe force sensor technology” Study of braking ratio changes

for certain older coal cars and a new way to determine braking ratio in the field, A 1999 200*Development of a brake shoe to prevent wheel shelling 1998 221*“Difference between composition and cast metal brake shoes, The” (The) use and

misuse of the independent brake valve 1978 56*Effect of high speed braking on brake shoes and wheels, The 1954 31*Fade resistant brake shoe 2006 update 2006 138*Friction and wear of brake shoes as effected by the wheel load or car weight 1912 147*Friction of new and worn brake shoes on new and worn cast wheels 1911 112*“Instructions for use of dynamic brakes for freight train service to reduce brake shoe

and wheel wear and to avoid overheating of brake shoes and wheels” Dynamicbrake operation on diesel locomotives 1949 75

“Instructions for use of dynamic brakes for passenger train service to reduce brakeshoe and wheel wear and to avoid overheating of brake shoes and wheels”Dynamic brake operation on diesel locomotives 1949 73

Opportunity for equalizing braking levels through brake shoe conversions 1978 64*Railway brake shoes 1951 70*“Shoe life estimates” Revenue service testing of the Link support system for brake

beams used in body mounted rigging 2001 174*“Shoe usage and mileage” Shoe utilization as a measure of brake performance 2006 73*Shoe utilization as a measure of brake performance 2006 65*Sparking of railway brake shoes 1974 142*Study of brake shoe conditions in the field, A 2000 108*Three A’s of dynamometer brake shoe performance, The 1991 138*


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- CAST IRON“Brake shoe friction” Standardization of the braking power of freight cars 1928 37*“Co-efficient of friction for cast iron shoe on wheel” Influence of brake build-up

time, braking ratio and grade on train stopping distance 1987 233*Consequences of unreleased hand brakes on freight cars (includes info on cast iron

brake shoes) 1980 157*Converting rail cars from cast metal to composition brake shoes, why and how 1978 186*Friction of brake shoes, The 1904 138*“Living with iron friction materials” “High green” For passenger service 2005 197*“Shoe wear test” Standardization of the braking power of freight cars 1927 64*

- COMPOSITION (AAR High Friction)Benefits of on-tread high friction composition brake shoes 1965 108*“Braking with AAR high friction brake shoe material” (The) case for the

air brake expert 1987 106*Compilation of A.A.R. rules affecting the Cobra shoe and composition brake shoes, A 1975 181*Composition shoe contribution to modern railroad service, The 1958 110*Conversion of clasp brake rigging to single shoe type using composition shoes 1965 67*Conversion of locomotives to high friction brake shoe usage 1994 160*“Conversion to composition shoes enumeration of methods possible” Converting

rail cars from cast metal to composition brake shoes, why and how 1978 193*Converting rail cars from cast metal to composition brake shoes, why and how 1978 186*

BRAKE SHOE (cont’d)- COMPOSITION (AAR High Friction)Consequences of unreleased hand brakes on freight cars (includes info on composition

shoes) 1980 157*“Development of fade resistant brake shoes” Increasing train safety and capacity

with a better brake shoe 2004 173*Effect of high horsepower grade braking on AAR high friction composition shoes 1994 113*Fade resistant brake shoe 2006 update 2006 138*Freight car brake rigging for composition shoes 1970 103*Further progress with composition brake shoes 1959 29*History of composition brake shoes: their application 1981 129*Improvement in brake control through the use of modern composition brake shoes 1956 21Low friction composition brake shoes, developments and benefits 2003 205*Significance of dynamometer test specifications for high friction compositionbrake shoes 1982 178*Techniques in the use of composition shoes 1960 122*“Train average net braking ratio in full service (in terms of high friction composition

brake shoes” Operation environment for North American freight train wheelsduring speed and slack control braking 1978 231*

Treadguard high friction brake shoes and the effective control of premature 2003 212*Up-date of composition brake shoe technology, An 1984 181*

- DYNAMOMETERComparison of methods for determining net brake shoe forces - scope and purpose 1973 92*“Description of the PRC dynamometer” Railways of the People’s Republic of China 1982 150*“Dynamometer test facility” New York Air Brake engineering test and development

capabilities 1982 116*Effect of high speed and grade on freight train stopping distance as indicated by

dynamometer test 1967 137*Measurement of brake shoe forces 1971 139*“Proposed specification” ” Increasing train safety and capacity with a better brake shoe 2004 174*


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Three A’s of dynamometer brake shoe performance, The 1991 138*

- FORCESAdding simulated dynamic brake torque to the Golden Shoe test 2004 48*“Brake shoe friction” Standardization of the braking power of freight cars 1927 61*“Effect of excessive concentration of retarding force on car wheels” Standardization

of the braking power of freight cars 1928 63*“Retarding force and retardation” Locomotive braking ratio means-???? 1969 55*Use of an improved brake shoe force testing method on Union Pacific RR 2001 117*Wheel effects on locomotive hand brake 1986 281*

- HIGH PHOSPHORUSBrake shoe friction test study - track train dynamics 1981 180*Converting rail cars from cast metal to composition brake shoes why and how 1978 186*Consequences of unreleased hand brakes on freight cars (includes info on high

phosphorus shoes) 1980 157*

-PADS (Disc Brake Lining)Amtrak’s brake shoe and brake pad qualification test procedures andevaluation 1985 200*

- SINTEREDBraking problems on the South Shore Line (A study of sintered iron brake shoes) 1987 70*

BRAKE SHOE (cont’d)- SINTERED“Disc brakes” Brake system for the German State Railways high-speed “ICE”

passenger train 1987 88*Sintered brake shoe, The: A useful tool for reducing premature wheel removals and

Economizing operations 2006 106*Sintered metal brake shoe, characteristics and benefits 2003 221*“Sintered shoes” Questions and answers session 1986 225

BRAKESEngine truck brake as an aid in train stopping, The 1898 21*

- BLENDEDBlended brake systems for locomotives or self-propelled cars 1978 166*“Brake blending feature” 26-LSC/CS-1 electro-pneumatic brake equipment for LRC

trains 1979 134*“Dynamic brake blending” PS-68 brake control system for commuter cars 1973 213*“EMD blended brake” Blended brake systems for locomotives or self-propelled cars 1978 167*“New York Air Brake blended brake” Blended brake systems for locomotives or self-

propelled cars 1978 177“Westinghouse Air Brake blended brake” Blended brake systems for locomotives or

self-propelled cars 1978 179*

- CLASP“Brake conversion – clasp to single shoe” Brake requirements and testing for

private passenger railcars 1999 246*Clasp type of foundation brake gear for heavy passenger equipment cars 1914 77Clasp type of foundation brake gear for heavy passenger equipment of cars 1912 186*Maintenance and repair of clasp brakes for diesel locomotives and passenger cars 1951 76*


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- DISC“Brake conversion - on-tread to disc” Brake requirements and testing for

private passenger railcars 1999 246*Budd disc brakes for passenger and freight cars 1959 154Combination disc and tread brake equipment on Amtrak 1982 191*“Derivation of disc ratio” Brake requirements and testing for private passenger railcars 1999 264*“Disc brake system” Braking and coupler systems for light rail vehicles 1976 113*“Disc brakes” Brake system for the German State Railways’ high-speed

“ICE” passenger train 1987 88*Computer modeling of brake discs 1986 250*Evolution of wheel slide protection on passenger cars, The 2002 69*General maintenance of Budd model “CF” disc brakes 1950 127*In-service testing of disc-assist brake applications 1972 94*“LRC brake equipment” 26-LSC/CS-1 electro-pneumatic brake equipment for LRC

trains 1979 149*Modern disc brakes for passenger trains 1976 159*New Budd model “BX” disc brake, The 1963 141*

- INDEPENDENTIntegrated control of dynamic brake and locomotive independent brake 1969 132*Two stage independent brake for locomotive application 1985 171*

- PARKINGAutomatic parking brake for freight cars 2003 128*

BRAKES (cont’d)- SNOW“Snow brake” PS-68 brake control system for commuter cars 1973 217“Snow brake” System operation on New South Shore “MU” fleet 1988 119

- STICKING“AAR sticking brake study” (The) AAR UDE study and other air brake research

1990 update 1991 29*“Sticking brake study” AAR Air Brake Research - 1992 1992 278*“Sticking brake study” AAR Air Brake Research - 1991 1991 45*“Sticking brakes” Asset optimization through train air brake failure analysis and

corrective actions introduction & background 1996 33Stuck brakes 1964 87

- TRACKBraking and coupler systems for light rail vehicles 1976 103*“Track brake” Braking and coupler systems for light rail vehicles 1976 112*

- ELECTRO / MAGNETICPermanent magnet track brake 1988 95*

- TREADCombination disc and tread brake equipment on Amtrak 1982 191*Combined tread-disc braking system for multiple unit commuter cars 1971 98*Tread braking versus the wheel 1972 56*

- TRUCK MOUNTEDAnalysis of commonly used body mounted and truck mounted brake rigging, An 1999 120*“Disproportionate changeout of wheelsets at the ‘B’ end of cars equipped with


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truck-mounted direct-acting brakes” Wheel performance with 2-axle and 4-axlehandbrake arrangements 1977 159*

“Comparison of body – mounted and truck – mounted brake rigging” AAR AdvancedBrake Rigging Project Rigging Efficiency Study 2002 51*

Field operating and maintenance experience with truck mounted direct acting brake 1977 219*“Inspection and testing of truck mounted brakes” Sample car brake inspection

& test procedure 1993 197*New generation of truck mounted brakes on freight cars, The 1986 183*New truck mounted brake A 1986 265*“Other WABCO TMX Projects – TMX-VS” Advances in performance train braking

systems 1999 178*“Results of conversion of two 100-ton cars equipped with truck-mounted brakes from

two-axle to four-axle handbrake arrangement” Wheel performance with 2-axle and4-axle handbrake arrangements 1977 175*

“Teardown inspection of two trucks” AAR Advanced Brake Rigging Project RiggingEfficiency Study 2002 45*

TMB-60 high performance truck-mounted brake with integrated hydraulic hand brake 1999 104*TMB-60 on extended life cars 2006 117*Truck mounted brake - 1984 1984 34*“Truck – mounted brake rigging” Brake rigging efficiency losses after 200,000 miles

of service 2005 171*“Truck mounted brake systems” Locomotive foundation brake systems 1980 196*“Truck mounted brakes” Brake systems and the 286,000 pound gross rail

load unit train 1992 453*Truck-mounted-brake wheel life study, Ontario Northland Railway 1979 176*“Unifrate” variable - load brake for freight car trucks 1962 176*

BRAKES (cont’d)- TRUCK MOUNTEDWheel performance with 2-axle and 4-axle hand-brake arrangements 1977 159*

- ABSCODevelopment of the ABSCO truck mounted brake, The 1965 21*“Testing the ABSCO truck mounted brake” (The) development of the

ABSCO truck mounted brake 1965 31*

- CARDWELLUBX design features, benefits, and technical performance characteristics 2003 192*

- DAVIS TRUC-PAC“Davis Truc-pac” New generation of truck mounted brakes, The 1986 196*

-ELLCON-NATIONAL“Ellcon-National inspection and service procedures” (The) new generation

of truck mounted brakes 1986 192

- NYAB/KNORR“C.O.T. &S.” Brake cylinder maintenance instruction, WABCOPAC and

NYCOPAC 1985 36“New York Air Brake prototype - NYCOPAC II” (The) new generation of

truck mounted brakes 1986 202*“TMB-60 truck mounted brake” New product development for improved

freight car braking 1992 446*

- TRAILER TRAIN


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New generation of truck mounted brakes, The 1986 183*“Trailer train prototype - empty/load truck mounted brake” (The) new

generation of truck mounted brakes 1986 200*

- TTXTTX TMB 1997 68*“What it does” TTX TMB 1997 72*

- WABCO1980 WABCOPAC brake assembly - importance of proper

maintenance for optimum brake performance, The 1980 58*Maintenance and repair of WABCOPAC brake assemblies and ABD

control valves 1966 116Operation and maintenance of WABCOPAC brake assemblies 1965 95*WABCOPAC brake assembly today - design and performance 1970 34*“C.O.T.&S.” Brake cylinder maintenance instruction WABCOPAC

and NYCOPAC 1985 36“Other WABCO TMX Projects – TMX-VS” Advances in performance train

braking systems 1999 178*WABCOPAC brake assembly, an idea whose time has come 1975 53*WABCOPAC brake units 1961 73*WABCOPAC II brake assembly with slack adjuster 1985 44*“WABCOPAC II” (The) new generation of truck mounted brakes 1986 184*“WABCO TMX brake assembly, The” (A) new truck mounted brake 1986 265*

BRAKING“Braking” Developing business cases for integrated ECP braking plus distributed power 2002 123

BRAKING (cont’d)Characteristics of air flow in automatic train braking 1950 162*Planned research for railroad braking 1959 94

- CALCULATIONS (see BRAKING - RATIO)

- DYNAMICAdding simulated dynamic brake torque to the Golden Shoe test 2004 48*DB for dollars; technology and how it affect braking costs 2001 73*Dynamic and regenerative brakes their use in conjunction with air brakes 1949 79“Dynamic brake and dynamic brake interlock” Recommendations for air brake

standardization multiple-unit locomotives 1966 164“Dynamic brake blending” PS-68 brake control system for commuter cars 1973 213*Dynamic brake interlock and break-in-two protection 1961 107*Dynamic brake operations on diesel locomotives 1949 67*“Dynamic train tests” Electro-pneumatic brake development 1995 94*Integrated control of dynamic brake and locomotive independent brake 1969 132*Passenger train handling, freight train handling and dynamic braking 1953 121Passenger train handling, freight train handling, dynamic braking 1952 29Passenger train handling, freight train handling, dynamic braking 1951 28“Proper use of the dynamic brake” (The) value of proper train make-up 1980 75Operation environment for North American freight train wheels during speed and

slack control braking 1978 220*Variable capacity equipment related to braking dynamics 1973 42

- FORCE“A brief history of brake force measurement” Use of an improved brake shoe force


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testing method on Union Pacific RR 2001 122*Antiskid control; from flat wheel protection to braking force control or the

appearance of a new specialty in the railway rolling stock field: “Automatist” 1984 194*“Brake forces and retardation” Passenger train handling; graduated release 1924 89*Brake shoe force measurement 1980 96*Braking effort, theory and practice 1990 71*“Conditions which vary retarding forces” Standardization of the braking power of

freight cars 1928 47*Impact of curve negotiation on braking forces - summary of test results, The 1991 202*Maximum brake force as regards foundation brake for passenger and freight cars 1905 111“Some high-level objectives of modulating train braking and traction” Systemic approach

to modulating train braking and traction 2004 147Standardization of the braking power of freight cars 1927 52*Systemic approach to modulating train braking and traction 2004 146

- IN TRAIN“In-train forces” Improved train performance using EP brake systems 1996 69*

- GRADEAir brake control on heavy grades of trains composed exclusively of fully loaded

100,000 pounds capacity cars 1907 18Calculated tonnage per operative brake in grade service 1961 94*“Descending heavy grades” Updated status of AAR electric brake specification 1995 144*“Effect of braking ratios on grade braking, The” (A) perspective of freight car

braking ratios (Disclaimer follows conclusion) 1977 89*“Effect of grades on train stops” (The) case for the air brake expert 1987 112*Effect of high horsepower grade braking on AAR high friction composition shoes 1994 113*“Grade braking” Asset optimization through train air brake failure analysis and

corrective actions introduction & background 1996 34*BRAKING (cont’d)

– GRADE“Grade braking performance specification” AAR Air Brake Research - 1993 1993 78*Effect of high speed and grade on freight train stopping distance as indicated by

dynamometer test 1967 137*Hand brakes for freight and passenger cars in mountain grade service 1907 192*“Handling freight trains on heavy descending grades” Pressure, maintaining and its

relation to train handling 1960 76Handling heavy tonnage trains on grades with air brakes exclusively 1917 74Handling of trains on heavy grades 1895 181Holding standing freight trains and cars on grades 1919 156“Holding trains on a grade” Handling of trains on heavy grades 1895 185Influence of brake build-up time, braking ratio and grade on train stopping distance 1987 233*Influence of empty/load devices on braking of lightweight coal cars while

loading on steep grades 1986 165*“Methods of stopping on level, up or down grade” (The) value of proper train make-up 1980 80“Mountain grade braking” Passenger train handling, freight train handling, dynamic

braking 1952 36“Mountain grade braking” Passenger train handling; graduated release 1924 108Should not the present terminal test be modified to insure an effective grade brake

as well as an operative brake 1921 27Train excursion down a heavy grade of the Colorado Midland Railway 1903 145*“Two or more engines” Handling of trains on heavy grades 1895 188Use of retainers in certain grade braking situations, The 1986 74Wheel temperature performance data in grade service 1973 146*


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- PERFORMANCEAdvances in performance train braking systems 1999 173*Asset optimization through train air brake failure analysis and corrective actions,introduction & background 1996 26*

Braking system performance for dual mode trains 1988 100*Computer simulation for train braking performance 1971 63*Effective brake pressure for brake performance 1969 109*“Friction of brake shoes, The” Fundamentals of power brakes for passenger trains 1948 40“High performance braking” Advanced brake rigging system proposal 2001 156*“Test results and performance improvement” Trainlink-ES 1966 98*“Tracking train performance” Asset optimization through train air brake failure

analysis and corrective actions introduction & background 1996 27*

- RATIO“Brake ratios” Air brakes 101 2003 101*“Braking calculations” Enhanced proximity warning and crew alertness systems 1997 63Braking ratio of about 40 per cent. and inside release valve for caboose car 1919 178“Effect of new NBR specifications and increased car weights” Increasing train safety

and capacity with a better brake shoe 2004 169*Functional inter-relation between the component parts of the air brake system, The 1917 107

- FREIGHTAAR brake ratio research – 2001 2001 41*“Braking calculations” Enhanced proximity warning and crew alertness

systems 1997 63Braking ratios and rigging efficiency 1970 194*Contribution of empty and load brake equipment to increased braking level 1971 152*“Braking ratios” Effect of 90 psi brake pipe on sample car tests 1996 122

BRAKING (cont’d)-RATIO

- FREIGHT“Braking ratio results using Jim Shoe” Study of braking ratio changes for

certain older coal cars and a new way to determine braking ratio in the field, A 1999 204*“Effective Braking on empty freight cars” Impact of recent developments

on empty / load brakes 2004 141*Explanation of net braking ratio 1972 16*Freight train braking level 1968 117*Fundamentals and design of freight car brake riggings 1955 10*“How much brake and braking ratio do we need in the modern

freight car?” Where do we go from here? Challenges for the future 1991 182*Impact of increased design net braking ratios on empty / load applications, The 2002 162*Influence of brake build-up time, braking ratio and grade on train

stopping distance 1987 233*Optimum net braking ratios for light weight, high capacity cars 1999 92*Perspective of freight car braking ratios, A (Disclaimer follows conclusion) 1977 79*“Proposed rules for braking ratio” Standardization of the braking power of

freight cars 1928 74*Performance evaluation of empty load systems and the impact on braking

ratios of high gross to tare freight cars 2002 55*Study of braking ratio changes for certain older coal cars and a new way to

determine braking ratio in the field, A 1999 200*Testing for current freight car braking ratios on Union Pacific Railroad 2000 99*“Train average net braking ratio in full service (in terms of high friction


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composition brake shoes)” Operation environment for North Americanfreight train wheels during speed and slack control braking 1978 231*

Upgraded train brake performance resulting from 1972 braking ratiodefinitions 1972 107*

- LOCOMOTIVE“Braking ratios” Locomotive foundation brake systems 1980 202*“Determination of locomotive braking ratio” Locomotive braking ratio

means-?? 1969 57*“Hand brake and foundation brake ratio” Recommendations for air brake

standardization multiple-unit locomotives 1966 168“In-train forces” Improved train performance using EP brake systems 1966 69*Locomotive braking ratio means??? 1969 51*

- PASSENGER / COMMUTER“Braking ratio” Brake requirements and testing for private passenger railcars 1999 234*“Braking ratio” Further progress with composition brake shoes 1959 29*“Derivation of disc ratio” Brake requirements and testing for private passenger

railcars 1999 264*“Example – net brake ratio given retardation rate” Brake requirements and

testing for private passenger railcars 1999 263*Suitable braking power for light and heavy cars 1906 248

- RELIABILITY1980 WABCOPAC brake assembly - importance of proper maintenance

for optimum brake performance, The 1980 58*Reliability in braking through component evaluation 1984 214*

CALIBRATION (see GAUGE - CALIBRATION)

CHECK VALVE (see VALVE - CHECK)

CLIMATEHumidity and its management when compressing air for use in air brake equipment 1997 264“Study of the effect of high temperatures on packing leathers...” Brake cylinders

and connections 1911 47

- COLD WEATHERAir brake problems in cold weather 1955 178Charging freight trains under cold weather conditions 1959 44*Cold weather operations 1979 109Cold weather operations on Canadian Pacific Rail 1982 165Frozen train pipes, their cause and prevention 1902 58*Ice accumulation in compressed air systems 1960 36*Inspection, testing and operations of trains as required by the Power BrakeLaw of 1958 and cold weather effect on train operations 1962 115“Locomotive winterization” Cold weather operations on Canadian Pacific Rail 1982 166Performance of gasket material at sub-zero temperatures 1963 129*Railroad operation - cold weather 1970 178*Steam heating of passenger equipment 1899 162“Tests of the effect of cold on packing leathers....” Brake cylinders and connections 1911 50Tests to determine the effect of low temperatures on air brake hose and coupling

gaskets 1910 26*Water in train pipes 1903 14*


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“The winter snow link” CN wheel spalling and shelling 1998 113*

COMMUNICATION SIGNAL SYSTEM- AIRAir brake signals 1896 191Air gauges for air signal and driver brakes 1899 26*“Air signal equipment, The” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 84Air signal valve maintenance 1920 82*Care of signal apparatus and conductor’s valve 1895 90*Code of signals, Report of Committee 1895 199Improving the effectiveness of the air communicating signal system 1959 24*Maintenance of air brake and air signal equipment revised 1953 edition rule changes 1954 11Specifications for air brake and signal hose, air brake gaskets, label for air brake

and signal hose 1914 102*Study of the air signal system, A 1956 104*What is the best material for air brake and air signal piping? 1929 15What is the best material for air brake and air signal piping? 1925 26*What shall we do to improve the operation of the present standard pneumatic signal

device 1915 73*

- ELECTRO / PNEUMATICElectro-pneumatic signal system for passenger trains 1914 134*

COMMUTER AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATICPASSENGER / COMMUTER)

COMPRESSOR (see AIR COMPRESSOR)

COMPUTER CONTROLLED BRAKE EQUIPMENT (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO /PNEUMATIC - LOCOMOTIVE)

COMPUTER MODELLING (see AIR BRAKE - COMPUTER MODELLING)

COMPUTERIZED CONSOLE - LOCOMOTIVES (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO /PNEUMATIC - LOCOMOTIVE)

COMPUTERIZED SERVICE SHOP TESTING (see AIR BRAKE - SHOP - COMPUTERIZED TESTING)

CONDUCTOR’S CONTROL VALVE (see VALVE - CONTROL - CONDUCTOR)

CONTROL VALVES (see VALVE - CONTROL)

COT&S (see MAINTENANCE - COT&S)

COUPLER- PNEUMATIC / ELECTRONICBraking and coupler systems for light rail vehicles 1976 103*Friction brake equipment New York City Transit R110A program 1995 101*

COUPLING (see HOSE - COUPLING)

COURT ROOM TESTIMONY- EXPERT WITNESSCase for the air brake expert, The 1987 99


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“Court room testimony, depositions, and ‘aid to counsel’” (The) case for the airbrake expert 1987 101*

How to be a witness 1966 94

DB-60 (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC - FREIGHT)

DB-60 CONTROL VALVE (see VALVE - CONTROL - DB-60 TYPE)

DETECTOR (see WHEELS - OVERHEATING - DETECTOR)

DISCHARGE THAWING PLANTDamage to car air brake equipments by thawing plants 1919 164Effect of heating sheds on air brake devices, The 1947 56*Effects on air brake equipment of external heat applied to railroad equipment for

thawing frozen commodities 1958 103*

DRAIN VALVE (see VALVE - DRAIN)

DYNAMOMETER (see BRAKE SHOE - DYNAMOMETER)

ELECTRONIC AIR BRAKE (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC)

ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC ASSIST BRAKE SYSTEM EPA (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM -ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC)

ELLCON - NATIONAL (see BRAKES - TRUCK MOUNTED)

EMPTY - LOAD EQUIPMENT (see AUXILIARY DEVICES - FREIGHT -EMPTY / LOAD; see also REGULATIONS / RULES / SPECTIFICTIONS - ECP)

EMPTY - LOAD VALVES (see VALVE - CONTROL - EMPTY / LOAD)

END - OF - TRAIN TECHNOLOGY“ASCT vs. end-of-car” WABTEC automated single car test device 2000 205*“ECP end-of-train unit” Spoornet integrated ECP/DPC pilot project 1999 50*Data – based assessment of 4 – pressure testing with the Wabtec automated single

car test system 2005 113*End of car innovations 2001 234*End-of-train monitor for caboose elimination 1983 35*End of train monitor - present and future 1985 111End-of-train monitor system - update 1984 100“End-of-train technology on IFC locomotives. New technology for control of car

and locomotive air brakes 1993 232Hose strap reaction forces in railroad freight cars 2006 128*“Multiple points of train brake control - integrated two-way end of train device”

Advances in freight train brake performance 1997 51*New developments in EOT equipment 1989 113New developments in rear of train telemetry 1986 121Train link for end of train two-way communication. *No paper, slides only 1988 65Trainlink E.O.T. year twelve 1985 224Trainlink - ES 1996 96*Update on end-of-train device train operation Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

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EPIC BRAKE CONTROL EQUIPMENT (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC -LOCOMOTIVE)

EVENT RECORDERPotential use of event recorder data 1990 202*

EXPERT WITNESS (see COURT ROOM TESTIMONY - EXPERT WITNESS)

FAST - FULLY AUTOMATIC SINGLE CAR TESTER (see SINGLE CAR TEST)

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION FRA“FRA air brake rules” Questions and answers session 1995 257FRA prospective of the railroads application of the new Power Brake law 2004 187Impact of changes in the power brake law and assessment of a year’s experience 1983 27Power brake law, The 1983 31

FLOW CHARTSLocomotive air brake troubleshooting flow charts 26-L type brake equipment 1987 253*

FOUNDATION BRAKE (see BRAKE RIGGING)

FRA (see FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION)

FREIGHT AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC -FREIGHT

FREIGHT - HIGH SPEED (see HIGH SPEED - FREIGHT)

FULLY AUTOMATIC SINGLE CAR TESTER (see SINGLE CAR TEST)

GAGE (see GAUGE)

GASKETImproved rubber products for freight air brake equipment 1995 244*Performance of gasket material at sub-zero temperatures 1963 132Triple valve union gasket; rubber vs. leather 1928 17

GAUGE- AIRAir gauges for air signal and driver brakes 1899 26*Caboose air gauge and conductor’s valve, The 1914 39*

- CONDEMNINGCondemning gages for the D-22 type control valves, D-24 control valves and U-12-B

type universal valves 1960 17*New “AB” valve condemning gages and flowrator meter ring leakage test on “AB”

test rack 1959 82*

GAUGE - FUELAeroquip electronic fuel gauge system, The 1985 184

GRADE BRAKING (see BRAKING - GRADE)


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HAND BRAKEAutomatics set and release hand brake – innovative technology and operational benefits

for the rail industry 2001 131*Automatic set-and-release hand brake review of laboratory & field test results 2002 84*Best brake rigging design to accomplish harmonious action on air and hand brake

on passenger and freight cars 1905 81*Changing times - the development of the hand brake 1975 197*Consequences of unreleased hand brakes on freight cars 1980 157*Hand brake accept railroad challenges 1966 226*Hand brakes: past, present, and future 2005 143*“General installation steps for SAFESET” SAFESET locomotive parking brake 2000 198*“Hand brake and foundation brake ratio” Recommendations for air brake

standardization multiple-unit locomotives 1966 168*Hand brake performance - overall averages 1965 160Hand brakes for freight and passenger cars in mountain grade service 1907 192*Hand brakes for heavy passenger cars 1916 119“Handbrake design” Hydro-pneumatic braking systems 1971 116*How Ajax-Consolidated repairs its hand brakes 1978 273*“Hydraulic parking brake operation and installation” SAFESET hydraulic parking

brake for freight cars 1998 131*“Improved hand brake technology” Advances in performance train braking systems 1999 180*Inspection maintenance testing I - M - T handbrakes 1975 83*Maintaining and effective hand brake on freight cars 1976 84*NYCOPARC automatic self-resetting parking brake description 1989 64*“Parking brakes” 26-LSC/CS-1 electro-pneumatic brake equipment for LRC trains 1979 155*“Results of conversion of two 100-ton cars equipped with truck-mounted brakes

from two-axle to four-axle handbrake arrangement” Wheel performance with 2-axleand 4-axle handbrake arrangements 1977 175*

SAFESET hydraulic parking brake for freight cars 1998 123*SAFESET locomotive parking brake 2000 194*Safeset locomotive parking brake reliable, flexible & field proven 2004 104“Summary of the ASR hand brake features and benefits” Automatics set and release

hand brake – innovative technology and operational benefits for the rail industry 2001 145*TMB-60 high performance truck-mounted brake with integrated hydraulic hand brake 1999 104*

HAND BRAKE (cont’d)Wheel effect on locomotive hand brakes 1986 281*Wheel performance with 2-axle and 4-axle handbrake arrangements 1977 197*

- FORCESAdequate hand brakes on heavy passenger equipment cars 1915 197

HIGH PRODUCTIVITY INTEGRAL TRAIN PROJECT HPIT (see TRAIN HANDLING /OPERATION)

HIGH SPEED- FREIGHTEffect of high speed and grade on freight train stopping distance as indicated by

dynamometer test 1967 137*High speed freight traffic in Europe, new concepts for brake systems 1990 178*

- LOCOMOTIVEBrake system design for high speed passenger locomotives 1995 198


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- PASSENGER / COMMUTERBrake system for the German State Railways’ high-speed “Ice” passenger train 1987 81*Brake system overview for the USA high speed rail demo trains (X-2000, ICE) 1993 154*Control and indication of high speed passenger brake equipment 1949 136*Demonstration of X-2000 on AMTRAK 1993 245*Development of the electro-pneumatic brake for high speed control 1937 38*Effect of high speed braking on brake shoes and wheels 1954 31*“High speed brake” Questions and answers 1901 122*High speed brake, The 1903 51High speed brake, The 1899 41*LWE brake equipment 1956 80a*New 160 mph trains, The 1965 73*New high speed trains 1966 103*“SPV-2000” Amtrak brakes - past, present and future 1980 237Standard requirements for high-speed foundation brake gear for passenger service 1905 48Terminal testing of H.S.C. brakes - light weight high speed trains 1947 66*Talgo train brakes 1956 151

HOSE- AIR / PNEUMATICAir brake hose separations 1999 185*Air hose 1914 92Air hose 1905 46Air hose failures 1913 187*Air hose failures 1912 60“Air hose partings” Asset optimization through train air brake failure analysis and

corrective actions introduction & background 1996 31Air hose separations on intermodal cars 1995 76*“Air hose supports” End of car innovations 2001 239*Best methods of preparing air brakes at terminals to avoid train shocks and

break in twos, The 1918 75*Improved coupling for brake pipe hose applications 1981 230*“Pneumatic end connections” Basic locomotive air systems 1983 151*Reclamation of hose and fittings 1924 82Responsibility for torn off air hose 1904 171

HOSE (cont’d)- AIR / PNEUMATICTests to determine the effect of low temperatures on air brake hoes and coupling

gaskets 1910 26*“Trolley improvements” Air brake hose separations 1999 194*What is the safe life of an air brake hose? 1918 65What’s the safe life of an air brake hose? 1917 52

- BACKUPHandling passenger trains with back-up hose 1904 33*

- COUPLINGAir brake hose coupling gauges 1926 18*Air leakage and money wastage through failure to keep hose couplings in standard

gauge 1919 77*Hose coupling, The 1907 70*“Hose coupling gaskets” Performance of gasket material at sub-zero temperatures 1963 133*Hose strap reaction forces in railroad freight cars 2006 128*


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Improved coupling for brake pipe hose applications 1981 230*Improving gasket alignment in the air brake hose coupling 1998 190*Unconnected hose hanging free versus coupled with a well-designed and

located dummy coupling 1901 214

- ELECTRIC“Electric-assist brake system” AAR Air Brake Research - 1993 1993 71*

– TRAINLINE- BRAKE PIPE“Pressure fluctuations due to hose flexing” Undesired emergency study

update 1988 21*

INSPECTION OF TRAIN- FREIGHT CARFreight car air brake inspection 1970 19T & E freight car inspection (The Conrail freight classic) 0747 1990 56

INTEGRAL TRAIN (see TRAIN HANDLING / OPERATION)

INTERMODALAir separations on intermodal cars 1995 76*“Comparison between AAR standard and Mark IV brake systems” Braking system

performance for dual mode trains 1988 100*High productivity integral train project, The 1985 23*Intermodal braking systems 1987 91*Intermodal equipment - a time for change 1984 24Roadrailer - intermodal vehicle of the future 1981 219*Training for intermodal air systems 1993 113*

KE (see VALVE CONTROL - KE TYPE)

KICKER (see UNDESIRED EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATION)

LEAKAGE - AIR BRAKE SYSTEM (see AIR BRAKE - LEAKAGE)

LEAKAGE - BRAKE PIPE (see BRAKE PIPE - LEAKAGE)

LARS (see SAFETY - ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEM)

LOCOMOTIVE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM -PNEUMATIC - LOCOMOTIVE)

LOCOMOTIVE ANALYSIS AND REPORTING SYSTEM LARS (see SAFETY - ALERTNESSMONITORING SYSTEM)

LOCOMOTIVE ELECTRONIC INTERFACE (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC -LOCOMOTIVE

LOCOMOTIVESLocomotives today and tomorrow 1990 240

- SETTING UP“26-L locomotive brake system: setting up equipment” Program development


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for air brake training on Conrail 1987 172*

LOCOTROL (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO / PNEUMATIC - LOCOMOTIVE)

LONG TRAINS (see BRAKE PIPE – LENGTH)

LUBRICATIONRunning triple valves without lubrication 1911 153

- AIR BRAKE COMPONENTSImportance of adequate and efficient lubrication for various air brake parts and the

resultant decrease in maintenance through such provision 1947 109Kind, quality and quantity of lubricants for the different parts of the air-brake system 1900 108*Lubrication of air brake devices 1954 90Topical subjects: Lubrication vs. friction 1913 269

- AIR COMPRESSORS“Description of the lubricator” Type F-1 lubricator for air compressor 1937 13Diesel locomotive air compressor lubrication 1953 176*Lubricating oils for railway diesel air compressors 1961 59*Maintenance and lubrication of 3-CD type air compressors 1955 88Oil cups and air strainers 1905 21Service experience in the lubrication of air compressors with F-2 mechanical lubricator 1947 45Type F-1 lubricator for air compressors 1937 11

- BRAKE CYLINDER“Canadian National Railways Mechanical Department Montreal Specifications for AirBrake Cylinder Lubricant” Exclusion of dirt and moisture from passenger car brakecylinders 1927 159

Development criteria for brake cylinder lubricant 1964 82Development of a superior brake cylinder lubricant 1960 29Economical lubrication of air-brake cylinders 1896 153Suggested practice for the cleaning and lubricating of brake cylinder packing leathers 1917 144

- WHEEL / RAILRail lubrication - part I, a summary of wheel/rail lubrication experience at CSX 1986 24Rail lubrication - part II 1986 27

LUBRICATION (cont’d)- WHEEL / RAILRail lubrication - part III. Norfolk Southern Corporation 1986 39Reducing train rolling resistance by on-board lubrication 1986 30*

MAINTENANCEAir brake work reports 1913 271Breaking-in-two of long modern passenger trains, their cause, remedies and avoidance 1908 72Care of signal apparatus and conductor’s valve 1895 90*Engine house inspection, repairs and maintenance of air brakes, The 1909 194How can enginemen and trainmen assist in air brake maintenance? 1919 167Methods of interesting and instructing railway employees in the maintenance and

operation of the air brake equipment 1924 156Pressure retaining valve; its value, present general condition and how it may be

best improved and maintained, The 1901 19*Undesired quick action, its prevention and remedy 1913 22


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- BRAKE SYSTEMBrake pipe leakage, its causes and preventions 1908 35*Condition based maintenance procedure for brake systems, a case study 2003 86*Economical brake cylinder maintenance 1927 237Handling of brake equipment and material 1953 11*Utilize full term performance 1968 152Wastes in air brake service 1922 12

- BRAKES - CLASPMaintenance and repair of clasp brakes for diesel locomotives and passenger

cars 1951 76*

- TRUCK MOUNTED1980 WABCOPAC brake assembly importance of proper maintenance for

optimum brake performance 1980 58*

- COMPRESSOR8 1/2-inch cross compound compressor maintenance 1918 101*Air pump repairs 1894 51Approved practice for maintaining steam driven air compressors 1948 118Better maintenance of air compressors 1920 31Fundamentals of theory, construction, & maintenance as applies to mechanically

driven air compressor for diesel locomotives, The 1948 124How the efficiency of air pumps may be best increased and maintained 1898 99*Importance of adequate and efficient strainer protection devices and the resultant

decrease in maintenance through their use, The 1947 104Maintenance and lubrication of 3-CD type air compressors 1955 88Maintenance and repair of diesel locomotive air compressors 1952 145Maintenance of steam-driven air compressors 1928 146More efficient air compressors 1925 180*Recommendations for testing, condemning and repairing of air compressors 1923 207Recommended maintenance and testing requirements for mechanically operated air

compressors 1948 87*Value of the air compressor laundry and maintenance of air end of air compressors 1923 214

MAINTENANCE (cont’d)- COT&SAir brake maintenance - slide valve and slide valve seat conditioning as performed in

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company air brake shop, Parsons, Kansas 1948 150*Avoid losses in A.A. R. billing for foreign freight car repairs 1964 164CCB II, seven year COT&S 2003 151*“COT&S” Brake cylinder maintenance instruction, WABCOPAC and NYCOPAC 1985 36“COT&S practices” Shoe utilization as a measure of brake performance 2006 80Clean - oil - test - stencil AB type freight brake equipment 1975 98*Importance of adequate and efficient lubrication for various air brake parts and the

resultant decrease in maintenance through such provision 1947 109Importance of proper and careful handling of air brake equipment and the resultant

decrease in maintenance effected by such care 1947 106Inquiry into the adequacy of various contrivances for air brake repairs 1923 33Maintenance - C.O.T.&S. of empty-load brake equipment 1978 28*Maintenance and testing of the DB-60 control valve 1985 134*


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M.C.B. freight brake stencilling for cleaning, etc. 1918 163*Need of efficient cleaning and repairing of freight brakes 1916 123Operation and maintenance of engineer’s brake valves 1929 95*Problem of freight brake maintenance in the northwest, The 1910 225Recommended repair practice for maintenance of (AB) control valves at three-year

intervals 1948 10*Report of Committee on cleaning and oiling triple valves and brake cylinders 1894 7Shop maintenance - brake valves 1949 18Shop maintenance of “M” and “F” type feed valves 1949 24*Shop maintenance of the D-24 control valve and types “B” and “F” relay valves as

used on diesel electric locomotives 1952 121Some factors affecting air brake maintenance costs 1956 72Stencilling cars: best method for general adoption 1906 52*Techniques of air brake maintenance 1961 39Update - single car test and C.O.T. &S 1982 99*

- FREIGHTEconomics of good freight brake maintenance 1955 77Good brake system maintenance improves freight train handling 1950 149Instructions on freight car brake maintenance 1919 105*Maintenance of air brakes under freight cars and a system of keeping check

of repairs 1907 267*Maintenance of freight and passenger brakes 1894 64Maintenance of passenger and freight brakes 1896 169*M.C.B. air brake defect card 1919 92*Problem of freight brake maintenance in the northwest, The 1910 225Standard form of air brake defect card 1907 257*

- LOCOMOTIVELocomotive air brakes, service records and maintenance costs 1923 52*Testing of diesel-electric locomotive air brake equipment daily, monthly,

quarterly, semi-annually, annually, eighteen months & twenty-four months 1956 83*

- PASSENGER / COMMUTERCare of modern passenger brake equipment, factors contributing to the

minimum cost of maintenance with maximum efficiency 1916 77General maintenance of Budd model “CF” disc brakes 1950 127*Maintenance and testing of H.S.C. brake equipment 1948 96Maintenance of brake equipment on gas rail cars 1929 148*

MAINTENANCE (cont’d)- PASSENGER / COMMUTERMaintenance of freight and passenger brakes 1894 64Maintenance of passenger and freight brakes 1896 169*

- ROUND HOUSERound house tests of air-brake equipment on locomotives and tenders 1897 86*Roundhouse air- brake work”: inspection and repairs 1902 20*

- VALVESAir signal valve maintenance 1920 82*Care of the engineer’s brake valve 1895 37*Feed valve - its operation and maintenance, The 1918 151*

- VALVES


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Main reservoir safety valves for diesel locomotives location, maintenanceand testing 1955 159

- WHEELSAnalysis of wheel repair data for a coal car fleet 2002 29*Flat wheels: their causes and how to prevent them 1909 115*

- WHEEL SLIDEMaintenance of 3-AP decelostat equipment 1955 116*

MANAGEMENTCo-ordination in railway technological and management developments 1959 38

- AIR BRAKE DEPARTMENTOrganizing and conducting the air-brake department of a railway 1899 144

- PERSONNELAir brake man’s duty to his railroad, An 1952 96Air brake man’s part in meeting the transportation crisis 1923 130“Duties of employes” Handling of trains on heavy grades 1895 181To create by association a closer interest of air brake men 1952 23

- RESPONSIBILITYResume of the air brake supervisor’s responsibilities to the stores

department, A 1919 182

- PUBLIC RELATIONSContribution of employees to good public relations 1951 22

MANUALS- INSTRUCTIONALResume of revisions Instruction Leaflet No. 2391, Supp. 1 1950 10Resume of revisions to Single Car Test Device Code 5039-4, Supp. 1 1950 8Shop craft training - 26-L air brake training manuals 1982 57*“Shop maintenance ‘AB’ valves” Resume of revisions, Instruction Leaflet

No. 2391, Supp. 1 1950 10

MICROPROCESSOR BRAKE SYSTEMS (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - ELECTRO /PNEUMATIC etc.)

MODERNIZATION (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - MODERNIZATION / UPGRADING)

MULTIPLE UNIT – MU- LOCOMOTIVEBraking systems of multiple-unit traction assist units 1989 70*MU brake arrangement of outbound locomotive consist 1974 58*MU (Multiple Unit) connection for locomotives, The 1985 81*Multiple uniting of 26-L, 24-RL & no. 6 type brake equipment’s 1960 143*Recommendations for air brake standardization multiple-unit locomotives 1966 159Operation of remote multiple units in mountain territory 1968 64*

- PASSENGER / COMMUTERBrake system for multiple unit and rapid transit cars, A 1969 123Combined tread-disc braking system for multiple unit commuter cars, A 1971 98*


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Integrating blended and trailer M.U. car braking systems 1994 61*Multiple unit steel suburban cars 1907 232*System operation on New South Shore “MU” fleet 1988 114*

MWX (see WHEELS - WHEEL SLIDE PROTECTION - MECHANICAL / PNEUMATIC)

NYCOPAC (see BRAKES - TRUCK MOUNTED)

PASSENGER CAR AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC -PASSENGER / COMMUTER)

PC SWITCH (see VALVE - CONTROL - PC SWITCH)

PERSONNEL (see MANAGEMENT - PERSONNEL)

PIPE & PIPE FITTINGS (see BRAKE PIPE - PIPE & PIPE FITTINGS)

POWER BRAKE LAW (see REGULATIONS / RULES / SPECIFICATIONS – POWER BRAKE LAW)

PUBLIC RELATIONS (see MANAGEMENT - PUBLIC RELATIONS)

QUALITY ASSURANCE“Quality assurance checking” Amtrak’s brake shoe and brake pad qualification

test procedures and evaluation 1985 214*

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS“Automatic slack adjuster, The” Questions and answers 1901 136*“High speed brake” Questions and answers 1901 122*“New York duplex air pump” Questions and answers 1901 163*“New York engineer’s brake valve” Questions and answers 1901 171*“New York plain triple valve, The” Questions and answers 1901 146*Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 64“Questions and answers” Address by Mr. Walter V. Turner, Chief Eng of the

Westinghouse Air Brake Company 1910 151“Questions and answers” Operation of DB-60 brake valve with questions and answers 1996 134Questions and answers on No. 6 ET locomotive brake equipment 1908 195*Questions and answers on the B-3 locomotive brake equipment 1909 256*Questions and answers on the New York B-3 locomotive brake equipment 1909 138Questions and answers session 2006 185Questions and answers session 2005 211Questions and answers session 2004 198

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (cont’d)Questions and answers session 2003 169Questions and answers session 2002 174Questions and answers session 2001 223Questions and answers session 1997 236Questions and answers session 1996 187Questions and answers session 1995 256Questions and answers session 1994 152Questions and answers session 1993 301Questions and answers session 1992 459Questions and answers session 1991 251Questions and answers session 1989 197Questions and answers session 1988 125


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Questions and answers session 1987 226Questions and answers session 1986 222Questions and answers session 1985 177Questions and answers session 1983 186Questions and answers session 1982 124Questions and answers session 1981 253Questions and answers session 1980 241Questions and answers session 1979 199Questions and answers session 1978 286Questions and answers session 1976 96Questions and answers session 1975 208Questions and answers session 1974 84Questions and answers session 1973 200Questions and answers session 1972 161Questions and answers session 1971 186Questions and answers session 1970 139Questions and answers session 1969 165Questions and answers session 1968 196Questions and answers session 1967 193Questions and answers session 1965 156Questions and answers session 1964 124Questions and answers session 1963 153Questions and answers session 1962 152Questions and answers session 1961 153Questions and answers session 1960 175Questions and answers session 1959 185Questions and answers session 1958 168Questions and answers session 1957 156Questions and answers concerning air brake problems 1988 125Questions and answers - your operating problems 1986 222“Schedule U or high pressure control” Questions and answers 1901 129*“Westinghouse 8 1-2-inch cross-compound air compressor” Questions and answers 1909 325*“Westinghouse special driver brake triple valve” Questions and answers 1901 145*

RADIO CONTROL (see REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM)

RAIL DIESEL CAR (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC - SELF PROPELLED RDC)

RAILWAYSAir brake equipment of China’s railway today, The 1983 54*Air brake training - Canadian National Railways 1980 30Amtrak brakes - past, present and future 1980 222

RAILWAYS (cont’d)Braking trains on Queensland Rail 2000 85*British Columbia Railway, the new era we are entering into 1983 49Carmen training on the Southern System 1980 36*Railroading in Europe 1967 165*Railways of the People’s Republic of China: Their development, traffic and modern

rolling stock brake systems 1982 138*Review of European air brake practice for the unrestricted interworking of vehicles, A 1970 74*

REGULATIONS / RULES / SPECIFICATIONS“AAR specification S-464” Improved performance of the ‘Weeper port’ for DB 60

control valves 2005 67*


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Air brake tests of locomotives and trains in accordance with Government laws 1926 38“Application of rules, regulations and recommendations” Freight car brake rigging for

composition shoes 1970 109*“ASME piping codes” Qualification of non-standard pipe product form for ASME code

for pressure piping, B31 applications 1999 298*Code of signals, Report of Committee 1895 199Compilation of A.A.R. rules affecting the Cobra shoe and composition brake shoes, A 1975 181*“Evolution of air brake testing rules 1991 through 1996” The evolution of freight car

air brake testing on repair tracks 1997 222Freight car and train brake tests “how and why?” 1971 194Legislating for safety 1958 59“Major events resulting in the adoption and application of AB freight car brake

equipment” Factory modernized AB freight brake equipments 1959 110M.C.B. air brake defect card 1919 92*Proper piping of locomotives and cars, specifications and requirements for pipe in air

brake work 1916 103Qualification of non-standard pipe product form for ASME code for pressure piping,

B31 applications 1999 298*Questions and answers session (S-4020) 2003 169Retaining valves for freight cars, American Railway Association Standard 1927 392*“Rules governing air brake installations” Fundamentals and design of freight car brake

riggings 1955 36*“S-401-92” Effect of 90 PSI brake pipe on sample car tests 1966 117Specifications for air brake and signal hose, air brake gaskets, label for air brake and

signal hose 1914 102*Test code for testing air operated auxiliary devices on locomotives 1920 102*Updated status of AAR electric brake specification 1995 135*Upgrade of APTA SS-05-98 – passenger car single car test 2005 74*“Welding of air brake pipe and fittings” Brake requirements and testing for

private passenger railcars 1999 251*“Why made Code 75 – wheel shelling” Wheel temperature and property considerations

in heavy freight service 2006 40*

- ECP1996 update - The AAR ECP brake specification 1996 153*Review and update the AAR ECP brake system specifications 1998 50Review and update - the AAR ECP brake specifications 1997 176*

- INTERCHANGE AARDemise of a precedent, The 1967 57Maintenance of air brake and air signal equipment revised 1953 edition rule changes 1954 11Recommendations for air brake standardization on interchange motive power 1969 73

REGULATIONS / RULES / SPECIFICATIONS (cont’d)- POWER BRAKE LAWAmendments to Power Brake Law 1982 45Comments on the Power Brake Law of 1958 1962 104Federal regulation of power braking systems for North American railroads in the 21st

century 1999 138FRA Power Brake Law 2004 23FRA prospective of the railroads applications of the new Power Brake Law 2004 187Highlights of the new power brake regulation 2000 43Impact of changes in the Power Brake and assessment of a year’s experience 1983 27Industry response to the new Power Brake Law 2001 30


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Inspection, testing and operations of trains as required by the Power Brake Law of1958 and cold weather effect on train operation 1962 115

Power Brake Law, The 1983 31Power Brake Law Update 2003 142Power brake update and safety issues 2006 181“Proposed rules for braking power of railway equipment” Standardization of the

braking power of freight cars 1927 108*Proposed Power Brake Regulations (Rules for air brake testing & integrated

mechanical attention) 1995 29Revised power brake law: Industry position & status report 1999 26Significant changes to the Power Brake Law 2001 24

- UNION INTERNATIONALE des CHEMINS de FER UICReview of European air brake practice for the unrestricted interworking of vehicles, A 1970 74*

RELAY VALVE (see VALVE - CONTROL - RELAY)

REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM240 car radio-based ECP field testing 1999 150*“Analysis of profitability for remote control train operations, The” Remote locomotive

operations and their economic impact on the railroad 1968 104*Automated rail operations 1963 53*“Competencies of integrated ECP braking plus distributed power” Developing business

cases for integrated ECP braking plus distributed power 2002 129Controlling locomotives remotely 1969 22*“ECP brakes and radio repeater valves” 1996 Update - the AAR ECP brake specification 1966 154“How wireless technology works” Increasing worker productivity through wireless

technology 2002 94*Increasing worker productivity through wireless technology 2002 93*“Iron Ore Company of Canada” Operational brake tests for unconventional equipment 1997 157*“Locomotive on board equipment” Remote radio-controlled BELTPACK locomotive

control system 1994 83“Radio-based ECP system evaluation” Review and update - The AAR ECP brake

specifications 1997 181*“Radio Control” AAR Air Brake Research - 1993 1993 75*Remote controlled terminal train air brake test 1974 72*Remote intervention airbrake actuation 1988 197*Remote locomotive operations and their economic impact on the railroad 1968 87Remote radio-controlled BELTPACK locomotive control system 1994 79Self contained power source for EPX radio based ECP braking system 2001 81*TrainTalk wirefree communications system: a robust wireless communications

specifically designed for the railroad environment 1997 202*

REPAIR TRACKAir brake instruction for the repair track 1963 67*Air brake testing on repair tracks: “It’s time to simplify” 2000 174*Brake related reasons for car on repair track 1984 27*Brake related reasons for car on repair track 1983 155*Evolution of freight car air brake testing on repair tracks, The 1997 216*Light repair track and train yard operation 1964 76Light repair track and train yard operation 1962 112Practical and efficient test for brake cylinder leakage on cars while on shop and repair

tracks 1908 62*


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Repair track indate testing analysis 1958 16*Report of Committee on light repair tracks and train yard operation, including initial

and intermediate terminal air brake tests 1959 59Resume of revisions Instruction Leaflet No. 2391, Supp. 1 1950 10

RESERVOIR- EQUALIZING - LOCOMOTIVEEqualizing reservoir air - the heart of the brake system 1980 138

- MAIN - LOCOMOTIVEAir pump and main reservoir capacity for freight service 1910 34*Locomotive main reservoir systems 1963 107*“Main drum, The” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 67Main reservoir safety valves for diesel locomotives location, maintenance and testing 1955 159Main reservoir 1927 28*Main reservoirs 1929 229Main reservoirs 1928 28“Main reservoirs” Recommendations for air brake standardization multiple-unit

locomotives 1966 165Report of Committee on Main Reservoir and Connections 1896 204Safety valves for locomotive main reservoirs and compressors 1957 79*

RETAINING VALVE (see VALVE - RETAINING)

ROADRAILER (see INTERMODAL)

ROUNDHOUSE - MAINTENANCE (see MAINTENANCE - ROUND HOUSE)

SAFETYHonouring the precepts of safety 1964 68Increasing train safety and capacity with a better brake shoe 2004 166*Legislating for safety 1958 59

- ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEM“Alertness monitoring system ( AMS )” Update of electronic air brakes 1991 136“Automatic train stop and alertor” Brake system on Amtrak’s cab car for push-pull

service 1987 200“ECAS functions” Enhanced proximity warning and crew alertness systems 1997 60*Enhanced proximity warning and crew alertness system 1997 58*Evolution of locomotive engineer alertness devices 1984 95*Locomotive analysis and reporting system 1985 193*“Safety control” Basic locomotive air systems 1983 138*Oerlikon vigilance and safety control 1961 144“Safety control” Recommendations for air brake standardization multiple-unit

locomotives 1966 162SAFETY (cont’d)

- ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEMSafety control arrangements for diesel electric locomotives 1962 61*Vapor ALERTOR electronic alertness safety control 1964 111*

- REGULATIONS (see REGULATIONS / RULES / SPECIFICATIONS)

- RESEARCHProgress through research 1957 113


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Reliability and safety through research 1979 29*

SAFETY VALVE (see VALVE - SAFETY)

SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM (see SAFETY - ALERTNESS MONITORING SYSTEM)

SAMPLE TEST- FREIGHTEffect of 90 psi brake pipe on sample car tests 1996 116*“S-401-92” Effect of 90 PSI brake pipe on sample car tests 1996 117Sample car brake inspection & test procedure 1993 176*Sample car inspection of freight brake systems 1974 104*

SANDING (see WHEELS - SANDING)

SERVICE SHOP TESTING - COMPUTERIZED (see AIR BRAKE - SHOP - COMPUTERIZEDTESTING)

SHELLING (see WHEELS - SHELLING / SPALLING)

SIMULATOR- FREIGHTAngle corrected brake beam, swivel head brake beam & HPB system update, lab

simulator & field test results 2002 142*“Brake simulation program description” Track dynamics analyzer, a computer based

freight train simulator 1977 290*Computer modeling of freight and passenger trains - a practical program for average

stop distances simulations 1974 178*Innovative applications of air brake simulations 1989 76*Testing into the future Knorr’s new computerized AAR test rack 1988 136*Train braking analysis through computer simulation 1974 89*Train dynamics analyzer; a computer based freight train simulator 1977 277*

- LOCOMOTIVEAir brake training and the locomotive simulator 1990 171*Locomotive and train simulations 1969 79*Locomotive simulator 1968 40*T.D.A. brake simulations and the locomotive engineer 1983 75*

- TRAINComputer simulation for train braking performance 1971 63*Locomotive and train simulations 1969 79*

SINGLE CAR TEST- FREIGHTAutomated single car test devices 2003 179

SINGLE CAR TEST (cont’d)- FREIGHTCurrent single car brake testing comparative merits relative to traditional manual testing 2005 83*“History of the single car testing device” The evolution of freight car air brake testing

on repair tracks 1997 228*How’s and why’s of the new single car test code, The 1980 121*“Manual versus automated single car test device” Wabco automated single car test

device development and field testing 1996 211*


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New concept for single car testing, A 1995 188*“Results of single car testing with test device having flowrator indicator” Safety

valves for locomotive main reservoirs and compressors 1957 83*Resume of revisions to Single Car Test Device Code 5039-4, Supp. 1 1950 18Single car test - part II, program C196 1990 37Single car testing and trouble shooting guide 1979 165Update - single car test and C.O.T. & S 1982 99WABTEC automated single car test device 2000 205*Why and how to single car test freight brake equipment 1966 209*- PASSENGERUpgrade of APTA SS-05-98- passenger car single car test 2005 74*

- COMPUTERIZED“Automated test device” A new concept for single car testing 1995 189“Effectiveness in detecting defects” A new concept for single car testing 2000 210*

- FREIGHTComputerized freight brake control valve testing. Report of one

year’s experience in service shop environment 1991 224*Data-based assessment of a 4 – pressure testing with the Wabtec automated

single car test system 2005 113*FAST fully automatic single car tester. Automation of yard brake testing 1995 41*Portable computerized single car testing 1999 280*Wabco automated single car test device development and field testing 1996 210*Current single car brake testing comparative merits relative to traditionalmanual testing 2005 83*

SLACK ADJUSTERAjax Consolidated Co. 1952 166Automatic double acting slack adjusters - maintenance - 1973 122*Automatic freight car slack adjusters 1952 158*“Automatic slack adjuster, The” Questions and answers 1901 136*Automatic slack adjusters for freight cars 1952 156“Comparisons between tension and compression slack adjusters” Understanding the

compression slack adjuster 1997 82*Double acting automatic slack adjuster and modern freight car design, The 1998 210*“Efficiency loss - slack adjusters” Brake systems and the 286,000 pound gross rail

load unit train 1992 451*Klasing automatic slack adjusters 1952 170L.F.M. automatic brake slack adjuster 1952 173Martin Railway Equipment Co. 1952 165“Questions and answers” Why double acting mechanical slack adjusters are necessary 1971 29SAB brake regulator, type DRV 1952 171“Slack adjuster efficiency” Understanding the compression slack adjuster 1997 88*

“Slack adjuster variations” Opportunity for equalizing braking levels through brakeshoe conversions 1978 77*

Slack adjusters 1896 56SLACK ADJUSTER (cont’d)

Slack adjusters 1895 174“Slack adjusters” Locomotive foundation brake systems 1980 198*“Types of slack adjusters and their adjustment” Understanding the compression slack

adjuster 1997 84*Understanding the compression slack adjuster 1997 81*Universal Railway Devices Co. 1952 168


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Value of automatic slack adjusters on freight cars, The 1956 14*WABCOPAC II brake assembly with slack adjuster 1985 44*Why double acting mechanical slack adjusters are necessary 1971 18*

SLAVE UNIT (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC - SLAVE UNIT)

SLUG (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - PNEUMATIC - SLAVE UNIT)

SPALLING (see WHEELS - SHELLING / SPALLING)

SPEEDOMETERNew speed indicator with accelerometer 1983 191*Speed recorders 1978 283

STOP DISTANCE“Brake system leakage testing device” Brake pipe leakage 1927 203*Computer modeling of freight and passenger trains - a practical program for averagestop distances simulations 1974 178*Computerized approach to problems of train speeds, stopping distances and signal

spacing, A 1969 97“Drag braking and stop braking scenarios” Wheel thermal loading issues for heavy

haul service 2003 122*“Dynamometer stop tests” Operation and benefits of variable and empty load brake

equipment 1974 42*Effect of brake parameters on freight train productivity, The 1987 118*“Effect of braking ratio on train stopping distances, The” (A) perspective of freight

car braking ratios (Disclaimer follows conclusion) 1977 81*“Effect of changes on stop distance and railroad productivity” The effect of brake

parameters on freight train productivity 1987 120*“Effect of grades on train stops” The case for the air brake expert 1987 112*Effect of high speed and grade on freight train stopping distance as indicated by

dynamometer test 1967 137*“Effect of variable capacity systems on stopping effectiveness” Variable capacity

equipment related to braking dynamics 1973 50*Emergency stop distance tests with and without sanding 1989 142*Engine truck brake as an aid in train stopping, The 1898 21*Friction of brake shoes, The 1904 138*Functional inter-relation between the component parts of the air brake system, The 1917 107Fundamental factors affecting train stops 1965 41*“How quickly can you stop?? Available adhesion” High green for passenger service 1976 179*Influence of brake build-up time, braking ratio and grade on train stopping

distance 1987 233*Locomotive sanding has come of age! 1966 60“Methods of stopping on level, up or down grade” (The) value of proper train make-up 1980 80New concept in braking for diesel-electric locomotives, A 1966 172*Operation environment for North American freight train wheels during speed and

slack control braking 1978 220*

STOP DISTANCE (cont’d)“Performance advantages shorter stop distances” Updated status of AAR electric

brake specification 1995 141*“Performance summary” Advances in freight train brake performance 1997 55*“Procedure A - stop distance test” Amtrak’s brake shoe and brake pad qualification

test procedures and evaluation 1985 201*


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“Retardation (deceleration) and stopping ability” (The) case for the air brakeexpert 1987 105*

Starting, running and stopping long freight trains 1913 76“Stop distance” Electro-pneumatic brake development 1995 95*“Stop distance calculation” Air brakes 101 2003 103*Stop distance calculator (Note: Available only on CD, through ABA) 2004 --“Stop distance graphs” Coming, train control link, electro-pneumatic braking for

freight trains 1994 37*Stopping passenger trains through the medium of an emergency application of air

brakes 1910 181*Tests made to determine the stopping power of engine reversed with and without

use of air brake 1895 207*“Unequal distribution of retarding force” Slid flat wheels 1895 118Upgraded train brake performance resulting from 1972 braking ration definitions 1972 107*Why and how to stop trains 1969 143

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONSCo-ordination in railway technological and management developments 1959 38Development of a modern modular locomotive brake system, The 1995 231*Latest techniques in lapping air brake components 1959 174*Recent air brake developments 1955 203Some technical considerations for air brake men 1957 11Trends in transport 1949 40

TEST RACK“Test specification and test plate data 26-L locomotive brake equipment”

26-locomotive brake equipment, characteristics of operation & maintenance 1959 146*Use of train test rack for training 1984 169

- AB TYPE VALVENew “AB” valve condemning gages and flowrator meter ring leakage test on “AB”

test rack 1959 82*

- AUTOMATED / COMPUTERIZEDAutomation of air brake testing 1960 61*Economy and quality assurance through automatic computerized brake

testing for railway vehicles of all types 1988 151Pneutronics automatic air brake test stand 1970 57*Testing into the future, Knorr’s new computerized AAR test rack 1988 136*

- TRIPLE VALVE“Test No. 1-charging test” (The) PC equipment in service 1912 219*Triple valve slide valve leakage indicator 1925 257

TESTIMONY (see COURTROOM TESTIMONY)

TESTING“Air brake testing” Asset optimization through train air brake failure analysis and

corrective actions introduction & background 1966 37*TESTING (cont’d)

Best method of handling air brake work in connection with yard testing plant 1902 108*“BNSF cars” AAR Advanced Brake Rigging Project Rigging Efficiency Study 2002 50*“Brake tests” Freight train handling instructions 1927 350“Dynamometer test results” Sintered brake shoe, The: A useful tool for reducing


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premature wheel removals and economizing operations 2006 109*Effect of higher brake pipe pressure on leakage and testing of freight cars, The 1968 157*“Field testing” Wabco automated single car test device development and field testing 1996 213*New York Air Brake engineering test and development capabilities 1982 110*“Performance testing” ECP brake’s first stand-alone test train 1988 240*Recommendations for testing, condemning and repairing of air compressors 1923 207Round house tests of air-brake equipment on locomotives and tenders 1897 86*“SATX cars” (The) AAR Advanced Brake Rigging Project Rigging Efficiency Study 2002 49*Soapsuds test, The 1929 231Terminal tests of air brakes 1920 56Test code for testing air operated auxiliary devices on locomotives 1920 102*“Test data” Performance characteristics of AAR pneumatic brake system to small brake

pipe reductions 2002 160*“Test made and results” Brake pipe leakage 1926 135*“Test train operation and training” ECP brake’s first stand-alone test train 1998 238*Testing into the future Knorr’s new computerized AAR test rack 1988 136*Testing of air brake equipment malfunctions and remedies 1958 160“Tests made and results” Air consumption of locomotive auxiliary devices 1921 112“Tests made and results: running tests” Air Brake Association Committee on Brake

Pipe Leakage 1925 137*“Train simulator, The” Testing into the future Knorr’s new computerized AAR

test rack 1988 142*Yard air brake test plants and air brake repairs 1909 66*

- AIR FLOW METHODAir flow method - development of an alternative method for testing trains 1986 149

- AUXILIARY DEVICES“Empty-load valves Ellcon-National” Testing of other auxiliary devices 1992 377*“NYAB/WABCO model L-1 detector valve” Testing of other auxiliary devices 1992 381*“NYAB/WABCO model SC-1 empty/load equipment” Testing of other auxiliary devices 1992 380*“Sloan model 7100S empty/load sensor valve” Testing of other auxiliary devices 1992382*“Sloan model 7260 empty/load valve” Testing of other auxiliary devices 1992 384*Testing of other auxiliary devices 1992 376*“Westinghouse Air Brake model E/L-X sensor/proportional valve, 60%” Testing

of other auxiliary devices 1992 385*

- BRAKE BEAMAngle corrected brake beam, swivel head brake beam & HPB system update, lab

simulator & field test results 2002 142*Revenue service testing of the Link support system for brake beams used in body

mounted rigging 2001 168*Use of photostress techniques for analyzing truss type brake beams on dynamic

testing machines, The 1966 171*

- BRAKE CYLINDERBrake cylinders and connections 1911 38Brake cylinder leakage testing 1998 254*Conrail use of brake cylinder pressure testing to investigate brake related wheel defects 1998 64*

TESTING (cont’d)- BRAKE CYLINDERFabricated steel cylinders - manufacturing and testing 1986 106*Further testing brake cylinder pressures at field maintenance facilities 1997 91


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Practical and efficient test for brake cylinder leakage on cars while on shop and repairtracks 1908 62*

Testing brake cylinder pressures at field maintenance facilities 1995 176*

- BRAKE PIPES“Cyclic testing to determine stress-intensification factors” “ASME piping codes”

Qualification of non-standard pipe product form for ASME code for pressurepiping, B31 applications 1999 308*

“Testing for brake pipe leakage” Broken air pipes 1980 209

- BRAKE SHOE“AAR brake shoe force tests” Testing for current freight car braking ratios on Union

Pacific Railroad 2000 100*Amtrak’s brake shoe and brake pad qualification test procedure and evaluation 1985 200*Brake shoe force testing 2002 102*Brake shoe friction test study - track train dynamics 1981 180*Comparison of methods for determining net brake shoe forces - scope and purpose 1973 92*Condition based maintenance procedure for rake systems, a case study 2003 86*Friction and wear of brake shoes as effected by the wheel load or car weight 1912 147*“Performance tests” Fade resistant brake shoe 2006 update 2006 138*Significance of dynamometer test specifications for high friction composition brake

shoes 1982 178*“Shoe wear test” Standardization of the braking power of freight cars 1927 64*“Test data results – Brake shoe” EP-60 ECP train operation data at Quebec

Cartier Mining 1999 77*“Test Parameters” Adding simulated dynamic brake torque to the Golden Shoe test 2004 50*“Test procedure” Brake shoe force testing 2002 105*“Test procedure for ARCI brake shoe force measurement apparatus at Sims

Professional Engineers” Brake shoe force testing 2002 114*Testing for current freight car braking ratios on Union Pacific Railroad 2000 98*“Track performance test” ” Increasing train safety and capacity with a better brake shoe 2004 174*Use of an improved brake shoe force testing method on Union Pacific RR 2001 117*

- BRAKESAir brake testing on repair tracks: “It’s time to simplify” 2000 174*“Iron Highway integral train brake test” Operational brake tests for unconventional

equipment 1997 153*It’s there – it’s free – just use it! Continuous brake health monitoring 2005 181*Operational brake tests for unconventional equipment 1997 150*Southern Pacific air brake demonstrations 1909 153*“Testing brakes: road or division terminal test” Progressive questions and answerson the air brake 1896 96“Testing brakes: shop or main terminal test of car brakes” Progressive questions andanswers on the air brake 1896 92“Train brake tests” Developing business cases for integrated ECP braking plus

distributed power 2002 119

- CLIMATEBrake cylinders and connections 1911 38Charging freight trains under cold weather conditions 1959 44*

TESTING (cont’d)- CLIMATEInspection, testing and operations of trains as required by the Power Brake Law of


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1958 and cold weather effect on train operation 1962 115Performance of gasket material at sub-zero temperatures 1963 129*Tests to determine the effect of low temperatures on air brake hose and coupling

gaskets 1910 26*“VIA Rail Canada train brake test for the Flexliner IC3” Operational brake tests for

unconventional equipment 1997 152*

- COMPRESSOR“Field test of operating conditions” Locomotive air compressor synchronization 1962 49*Recommended maintenance and testing requirements for mechanically operated

air compressors 1948 87*

- DEVICE / UNDERSIRED EMERGENCY (UDE’S)Locating and removing triple valves from freight trains that produce undesired

quick action 1912 100*“Time-o-test” terminal air brake testing device 1973 139*

- FREIGHT240 car radio-based ECP field testing 1999 150*“’AB’ freight car equipment” Testing of air brake equipment malfunctions and

remedies 1958 161“Air test” Freight car brake rigging reconstruction 1981 149*“Brake test requirements” Proposed Power Brake Regulations (rules for air brake

testing & integrated mechanical attention) 1995 33“CN Rail test runs” Emergency stop distance tests with and without sanding 1989 143*ECP brake’s first stand-alone test train 1988 228*Effect of high speed and grade on freight train stopping distance as indicated by

dynamometer test 1967 137*Evolution of freight car air brake testing on repair tracks, The 1997 216*Freight car and train brake tests “how and why?” 1971 194Freight train air brakes - the cornerstone of North American development 2004 58*Freight train air brakes - the cornerstone of North American development 1977 230*Freight train brake work in terminals from the revenue standpoint 1920 156Identification and testing of air brake equipment 1986 49“Iron highway integral train brake test” Operational brake tests for unconventional

equipment 1997 153*“Iron Ore Company of Canada” Operational brake tests for unconventional equipment 1997 157*Maintenance and testing of the DB-60 control valve 1985 134*Report of Committee on Light Repair Tracks and Train Yard Operation, including

Initial and Intermediate Terminal Air Brake Tests 1959 59Test console for testing AB-ABD valve portions semi-automatically, Chicago

Pneumatic Tool Company 1975 124*“Test program” Towards the next level of train handling technology 1998 166*“Test results and performance improvement” Freight car control valves - functions,

evolution, identification, and correct repairs 1996 98*“Testing (life cycle, efficiency, leakage, stress)” Development of the Westcode

freight brake cylinder 1986 134*“Testing multi-unit cars” Multi-unit freight cars, brake equipment considerations 1981 124*“Testing the ABSCO truck mounted brake” (The) development of the ABSCO truck

mounted brake 1965 31*“Validation testing” Volumetric tolerances and their effect on freight car brake system

design 2004 158*TESTING (cont’d)

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Automatic set-and-release hand brake review of laboratory & field test results 2002 84*Inspection maintenance testing I - M - T handbrakes 1975 83*“SAFESET field testing” SAFESET locomotive parking brake 2000 200*Safeset locomotive parking brake reliable, flexible & field proven 2004 104

- LOCOMOTIVE26-L unitized locomotive equipment and testing 1967 123*Air brake tests of locomotives and trains in accordance with Government laws 1926 38Assembling locomotive units, and inspecting and testing 24-RL locomotive air brake

equipment prior to service 1953 163CCBII - test results, computer controlled brake equipment 2nd generation for

railway locomotives 1997 160*“Dynamometer test results” New concept in braking for diesel-electric locomotives, A 1966 173*How and why a departure test for a locomotive 1977 145*Information obtained from recent tests of steam heating apparatus on locomotives

and passenger trains 1921 16*Inspection and testing of 24-RL locomotive brake and signal equipment 1951 9Locomotive air brake test and troubleshooting flow charts 1995 55*Locomotive air dryer application, testing and evaluation, The 1978 136*“Locomotive brake equipment” Testing of air brake equipment malfunctions and

remedies 1958 164Preparing air brake equipment for service on 24-RL equipped locomotives 1953 171Test procedure for checking double check valves of 26-L locomotive brake

equipment 1983 106*“Testing and operating the ET equipment, testing locomotive brake” Questions and

answers on No. 6 ET locomotive brake equipment 1908 238Testing, malfunctions and remedies of 26-L braking equipment 1962 136Testing of diesel-electric locomotive air brake equipment daily, monthly, quarterly,

semi-annually, annually, eighteen months & twenty-four months 1956 83*Testing of diesel-electric locomotive air brake equipment malfunctions and remedies 1957 142

- PASSENGER / COMMUTERAmtrak’s auto train brake system - development and test 1984 160*Automatic testing of European trains, vehicles and brake components 1990 148*Brake requirements and testing for private passenger railcars 1999 230*“High green” for passenger service 2005 195*Information obtained from recent tests of steam heating apparatus on locomotives

and passenger trains 1921 16*In-service testing of disc-assist brake applications 1972 94*Maintenance and testing of H.S.C. brake equipment 1948 96“Passenger car brake equipment” Testing of air brake equipment malfunctions

and remedies 1958 163Portable test device for passenger train air brake and signal system 1979 115*Terminal testing of H.S.C. brakes - light weight high speed trains 1947 66*“Tests to be made by mechanics in cases of failure of water system” Operation of the

air pressure water system on sleeping and passenger cars 1930 54*Testing, malfunctions and remedies of 26-R and 26-C passenger car brake equipment 1964 151*“VIA Rail Canada train brake test for the Flexliner IC3” Operational brake tests for

unconventional equipment 1997 152“VIA Rail passenger train tests September 16 to 27, 1988” Emergency stop distance

tests with and without sanding 1989 150*

TESTING (cont’d)


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- REPAIR TRACK90 psi repair track tests and the effect on train operations 1994 87*Air brake testing on repair tracks: “It’s time to simplify” 2000 174*Brake related reasons for car on repair track 1984 27Brake related reasons for car on repair track 1983 155Evolution of freight car air brake testing on repair tracks, The 1997 216*Portable test device for passenger train air brake and signal system 1979 115*Repair track indate testing analysis 1958 16*Testing for leakage on repair tracks 1955 126*

- VALVESCentral Railroad of New Jersey air brake test of K triple valves on coal train

from Penobscot, PA., to Port Johnson, NJ April 30th and May 1 st, 1907 1907 24*Main reservoir safety valves for diesel locomotives location, maintenanceand testing 1955 159Master car builders’ code of tests for triple valves 1899 241Pressure-retaining valve and its use, The 1897 163Retaining valve testing 1926 25Shop tests and repairs for triple valves 1897 128*

- VALVESSouthern Pacific air brake demonstrations 1909 153*Triple valve test rack operator, The 1924 65

- WHEELSConrail use of brake cylinder pressure testing to investigate brake related wheel defects 1998 64*Conrail use of over-the-road testing to investigate the cause of wheel shelling on

cars in coal service 1997 187*“Fatigue testing of microalloy steel” Wheel temperature and property considerations

in heavy freight service 2006 43*“Past air brake wheel – related testing” DTE 50 Kip strategy – 2 year update, The 2005 32*Report of Approved Maintenance Practice Committee - Maintenance and Testing of

Decelostat Equipment 1951 92“Test data results – Wheels” EP-60 ECP train operation data at Quebec Cartier

Mining 1999 78*Wheel flange wear test results in heavy haul freight service 1983 162*“Wheel slide tests” AAR brake ratio research – 2001 2001 42*

TOPICAL DISCUSSIONS / SUBJECTSTopical discussion: Angle cocks 1895 201Topical discussion: Centrifugal dirt collector, The 1911 331Topical discussion: C.O.T.& S. passenger and freight equipment 1904 77*Topical discussion: Water tank stops 1896 218*Topical subjects: Lubrication vs. friction 1913 269

TRACK / TRAIN DYNAMICSBrake shoe friction test study - track train dynamics 1981 180*Report on track and train dynamics 1974 129Systemic approach to modulating train braking and traction 2004 146Track train dynamics; a catch phrase for unexplained derailments 1977 238Train dynamics analyzer; a computer based freight train simulator 1977 277*

TRAILER TRAIN (see BRAKES - TRUCK MOUNTED)


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TRAIN HANDLING (see TRAIN HANDLING / OPERATION)

TRAIN HANDLING / OPERATIONAutomatic train control 1925 264*Best methods of preparing air brakes at terminals to avoid train shocks and break in

twos, The 1918 75*B.I.T. - P.K.P. (break-in-two - power knockout protection) To trip or not to trip 1972 28*Breaking apart of trains, and methods of preventing same 1899 74*“Discussion on train handling” 1958 68“Effects on train handling and braking” Self contained power source for EPX radio

based ECP braking system 2001 81*Element of time in air brake operation and maintenance, The 1971 87“Handling trains” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 99High capacity railroading European style 1974 158How can the road foreman of engines render the most effective assistance to the air

brake service? 1909 186New concept in braking for diesel-electric locomotives 1966 172*Precision low speed control application of power and plug mode operation 1983 216*Towards the next level of train handling technology 1998 159Train control as relating to the air brake 1923 108“Train handling on grades” Performance characteristics of AAR pneumatic brake

system to small brake pipe reductions 2002 157*“Train slack control” Break-in-twos 1911 339

- BACK-UP MOVEMENTHandling passenger trains with back-up hose 1904 33*

- FREIGHT90 psi repair track tests and the effect on train operations 1994 87*Air brake control on heavy grades of trains composed exclusively of fully loaded

100,000 pounds capacity cars 1907 18“Application time factors and retardation in freight train service” (The) case for the air

brake expert 1987 110*Basic characteristics air brake equipment affecting freight train handling 1957 97*Break-in-twos 1911 335Charging freight trains, releasing brakes and use of release position 1923 87Cold weather railroad operations 1985 66Effect of brake pipe and system leakage on train operation, The 1954 38“Effect of grades on train stops” (The) case for the air brake expert 1987 112*Engine truck brake as an aid in train stopping, The 1898 21*Freight train handling 1956 35Freight train handling instructions 1927 301Good brake system maintenance improves freight train handling 1950 149Handling freight or passenger trains, wholly or partially equipped with air brakes 1894 83Handling heavy tonnage trains on grades with air brakes exclusively 1917 74Handling of long freight trains 1949 62Handling of trains on heavy grades 1895 181Handling passenger and freight trains with “ET” equipment 1909 210High productivity integral train project, The 1985 22*Improved train performance using EP brake systems 1996 60*Improving freight train operation with “ABD” valves 1972 165*Improving train handling technique through analysis of coupler forces 1974 17*Inspection, testing and operations of trains as required by the Power Brake Law of

1958 and cold weather effect on train operations 1962 115


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Light repair track and train yard operation 1962 112TRAIN HANDLING / OPERATION (cont’d)

- FREIGHT“Maintaining vs. non-maintaining brake valves” Intricacies of the freight brake

systems AB and ABD control valves 1973 81Modern freight train handling 1966 66Modern freight train handling 1926 61Multi-unit freight cars, brake equipment considerations 1981 108*Operation environment for North American freight train wheels during speed and

slack control braking 1978 220*Piston travel means of adjustment and its effect upon the handling of trains 1898 38*Pressure maintaining and its relation to train handling 1960 73Pressure maintaining and resultant improved brake control 1972 209*“Rear of train braking” Railroad telemetry 1986 126Recommended practice for successful handling of passenger and long freight trains 1900 30*Relation of the air brake to slack action and shocks in trains 1928 172*Release control retainer as a means for better braking, The 1952 9*Slack action versus undesired quick action as a cause of damage in long freight trains 1909 91Starting, running and stopping long freight trains 1913 76Total traction control system for integral trains 1985 119*Train brake and track capacity requirements for the ‘80s 1981 192*Value of proper train make-up, The 1980 73

- PASSENGER / COMMUTERAir consumption - rapid transit cars 1972 85*Amtrak material handling cars innovation in efficiency 1992 390*Breaking-in-two of long modern passenger trains, their cause, remedies and avoidance 1908 72Fundamentals of power brakes for passenger trains 1948 36Handling freight or passenger trains, wholly or partially equipped with air brakes 1894 83Handling passenger and freight trains with “ET” equipment 1909 210Handling passenger trains with back-up hose 1904 33*Passenger train braking and handling 1949 56Passenger train handling 1930 132Passenger train handling, freight train handling and dynamic braking 1953 121Passenger train handling, freight train handling, dynamic braking 1952 29Passenger train handling, freight train handling, dynamic braking 1951 28Passenger train handling; graduated release 1925 49*Passenger train handling; graduated release 1924 88*Problem of controlling modern passenger trains-a statement of conditions and

the solution as achieved by the “PC” equipment, The 1911 244*Recommended practice for successful handling of passenger and long freight trains 1900 30*Slack action in long passenger trains 1918 36Slack action in long passenger trains 1917 125Slack action in long passenger trains, its relation to triple valves of different types,

and consequent results in the handling of passenger trains 1917 27Slack action in long passenger trains, its relation to triple valves of different types,

and consequent results in the handling of passenger trains 1916 27Stopping passenger trains through the medium of an emergency application of air

brakes 1910 181*

TRAIN YARDBest methods of preparing air brakes at terminals to avoid train shocks and break

in twos, The 1918 75*Expediting trains through and out of yards 1973 64


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Light repair track and train yard operation 1962 112Modern train building 1914 149*

TRAIN YARD (cont’d)“Outcoming trains and yard tests” Freight train brake work in terminals from the

revenue standpoint 1920 157“Roundhouse and train yard tests” Maintenance and testing of H.S.C. brake equipment 1948 103Train yard air brake problems and their remedies 1961 51

- CHARGING PLANTAccumulation of moisture and its elimination from trains and yard testing plants 1916 185Accumulation of moisture and its elimination from trains and yard testing plants 1915 29*Best method of handling air brake work in connection with yard testing plant 1902 108*Charging long freight trains and terminal facilities to accomplish such charging 1950 105Design of yard charging plants 1966 36*Removal of moisture in yard charging plants 1951 127*Yard air plants 1928 126*“Yard testing plant” Maintenance of freight and passenger brakes 1894 68

-HUMP CLASSIFICATIONCar retarders 1929 158*

- TERMINAL TESTRemote controlled terminal train air brake test 1974 72*

- TERMINAL TESTReport of Committee on light repair tracks and train yard operation, including initial

and intermediate terminal air brake tests 1959 59Should not the present terminal test be modified to insure an effective grade brake

as well as an operative brake 1921 27Terminal test of air brakes 1920 56Terminal test plants - why and where needed; best methods of installation and operation 1901 181Yard air brake test plants and air brake repairs 1909 66*

TRAINING“26-L locomotive brake system: setting up equipment” 26-L locomotive brake system

(a programmed instruction) 1987 172Air brake instruction for the repair track 1963 67*Carmen training on the Southern System 1980 36*Case for the air instruction car, The 1967 88“Employee development training strategies” Asset optimization through train air

brake failure analysis and corrective actions introduction & background 1996 45*Increasing worker productivity through wireless technology 2002 93*Mechanical training on Burlington Northern 1981 27Methods of interesting and instructing railway employees in the maintenance and

operation of the air brake equipment 1924 156M.T.O.A., who we are and what we do 1986 59Shop craft training - 26-L air brake training manuals 1982 57*Teaching air brake by function rather than ports & passages 1981 51*Training and supervision of air brake employees 1930 178Training - Carmen, supervisors and management 1980 49“Training modes and enhanced air brake displays” Innovative applications of air

brake simulations 1989 86*Union Pacific Railroad shopcraft training locomotive air brake troubleshooting guide 1985 74Use of train test rack for training 1984 169


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TRAINING (cont’d)- AIR BRAKES“26-L locomotive brake system (A programmed instruction)” Program

development for air brake training on Conrail 1987 149*“26-L locomotive brake system: setting up equipment” 26-L locomotive brake system

(a programmed instruction) 1987 172Air brake instruction 1910 93*Air-brake instructor, the instruction plant, and the best methods of instruction, The 1900 74Air brake “know-how” pays dividends 1953 70Air brake training and the locomotive simulator 1990 171Air brake training - Canadian National Railways 1980 30Best methods of educating apprentices to give the railroads efficient air brake

mechanics 1916 65Examination and rating 1911 27Organizing and conducting the air-brake department of a railway 1899 144Planning for effective air brake training 1959 74Program development for air brake training on Conrail 1987 147*Simulation applications for a digital railroad 2002 131*Tomorrow’s craftsmen 1953 76“Training” Simulation applications for a digital railroad 2002 132*“Training modes and enhanced air brake displays” Innovative applications

of air brake simulations 1989 86*Training program train air brakes 1991 212Union Pacific Railroad shopcraft training locomotive air brake

troubleshooting guide 1985 74

- LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERSB-N engineer and fireman training. 1973 173B-N training program for locomotive engineers to improve train handling and

operations 1973 179B-N training program for promotion of firemen 1973 184*Daily locomotive inspection training program for locomotive engineersConsolidated Rail Corporation 1989 207“Initial training of locomotive engineers” Training program train air brakes 1991 212“Instructions for freight engineers” Starting, running and stopping long freight trains 1913 87“Instructions to enginemen” Air brake instruction 1910 102Locomotive engineer evaluation. AAR study 1974 169Report of Committee on Instruction 1894 37T.D.A. brake simulations and the locomotive engineer 1983 75*Teaching air brake by function rather than ports & passages 1981 51*Training locomotive engineers by Canadian National Rwy. Co 1973 198Training tomorrow’s locomotive engineers 1976 144*Wabash Railroad enginemen’s school of instruction 1913 273

TROUBLE SHOOTINGAsset optimization through train air brake failure analysis and corrective actions

introduction & background 1996 26*Best methods of locating and repairing defects on trains en route 1898 71*Brake cylinder leakage 1910 141*Brake pipe leakage, its causes and preventions 1908 35*Breaking-in-two of long modern passenger trains, their cause, remedies and avoidance 1908 72


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Broken air pipes and their remedies on diesel-electric freight or passenger roadlocomotives 1950 51

Causes, effects, remedies and economic disadvantages of overcharge on freight trains 1956 51“Instructions” (The) combined automatic and straight-air engine and tender brake 1903 109

TROUBLE SHOOTING (cont’d)“Intelligent report of defects and disorders” Roundhouse air-brake work: inspection

and repairs 1902 20*Locomotive air brake test and troubleshooting flow charts 1995 55*Testing of diesel-electric locomotive air brake equipment malfunctions and remedies 1957 142Train pipe leakage in freight service; effects, causes for, and how to reduce 1905 37*Trouble shooting dead engine features 1987 243

- 24-RLTroubles and remedies - 24-RL brake equipment 1950 179Troubles and remedies 24-RL locomotive brake equipment 1951 102

- 26-LDescription and troubleshooting of 26-L brake equipment 1982 206*Locomotive air brake troubleshooting flow charts 26-L type brake equipment 1987 253*

- SINGLE CAR TESTSingle car testing and trouble shooting guide 1979 165WABTEC automated single car test device 2000 205*

– WHEELS“Discussion of failures causing cold wheels” What wheel temperatures reveal about

the brake system 1996 142*Slid flat wheels in passenger train service, causes and remedies 1929 64*

TRUCK MOUNTED BRAKES (see BRAKES - TRUCK MOUNTED)

TTX (see BRAKES - TRUCK MOUNTED)

UNDESIRED EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLICATIONS UDE’SAAR UDE study - 1989 update, The 1989 23*AAR UDE study and other air brake research 1990 update, The 1990 23*AAR undesired emergency study - an update, The 1987 28*Continuing investigation of undesired emergencies 1986 89*Influence of freight car motion on the operation of train braking systems 1988 34*“Investigation of two confirmed ‘Kickers’.” (An) undesired emergency study

update 1988 23*Investigation of Undesired emergencies 1977 52*“Laboratory simulations of undesired emergencies” Undesired emergency study

update 1988 26*Locating and removing triple valves from freight trains that produce undesired quick

action 1912 100*Reducing monitoring UDE’s - a 1992 update from Canadian National Railways. 1992 315*Santa Fe’s program for managing undesired train stops (UDE’s) 1987 45*“Simulation of undesired braking operations” Influence of freight car motion

on the operation of train braking systems 1988 44*Slack action versus undesired quick action as a cause of damage in long freight trains 1909 91*Tracking UDE’s 1991 156*“Undesired applications” Asset optimization through train air brake failure analysis

and corrective actions introduction & background 1966 32


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Undesired emergency study update 1988 20*Undesired quick action, its prevention and remedy 1913 22“Undesired release” LEADER and air brake performance 2001 213*Unintended emergency brake application indicator for freight trains 1983 90*

UNIT TRAIN (see TRAIN HANDLING / OPERATION)

UPGRADING EQUIPMENT (see AIR BRAKE SYSTEM - MODERNIZATION /UPGRADING)

VALVE- BLENDING“Servotrol blending valve” 26-LSC/CS-1 electro-pneumatic brake equipment for LRC

trains 1979 137*

- CHECK- DOUBLETest procedure for checking double check valves of 26-L locomotive

brake equipment 1983 106*

- CONTROLBrake cylinder release valves 1952 135Care of the engineer’s brake valve 1895 37*“Control valve performance, underslung Westinghouse combined brake unit” Brakingtrains on Queensland Rail 2000 87*

Freight car control valves - functions, evolution, indentification, andcorrect repairs 1996 77*

Improved rubber products for freight air brake equipment 1995 244*“Operation of No. 3 control valve” Problem of controlling modern passenger

trains-a statement of conditions and requirements and the solution asachieved by the “PC” equipment 1911 269*

“Straight-air brake valve” (The) combined automatic and straight-airengine and tender brake 1903 107*

Third generation brake cylinder release valve, The 1963 14*

- AB; ABC; ABD TYPE“ABDW control valve performance” Advances in freight train brake

performance 1997 50“ABDX control valve performance” Advances in freight train brake

performance 1997 51Features of the ABDX control valve 1988 57*Mechanized AB valve repair shop, The 1972 140*Modern freight train braking with ABD valves 1964 27*Modifications to air brake shops to accommodate for ABD maintenance 1972 125*Multiple capacity brakes for freight cars 1953 25*New “AB” valve condemning gages and flowrator meter ring leakage test on

“AB” test rack 1959 82*Preliminary tests for “AB” valve body and parts 1962 79*Recommended repair practice for maintenance of (AB) control valves at

three-year intervals 1948 10*Resume of revisions, Instruction Leaflet No. 2391, Supp. 1 1950 10Review of appurtenances added to the “AB” freight brake equipment, A 1962 165Severe vibration of ABD, ABDW and ABDX control valves 1994 98*Test console for testing AB-ABD valve portions semi-automatically, Chicago


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Pneumatic Tool Company 1975 124*Train brake pipe leakage measurements with ABDW control valves 1984 112*WABCO remanufacture of ABD to ABDX-R control valve 1991 237*

VALVE (cont’d)- CONTROL

- ABEXAbex 4-way valve, The 1978 94*- AUTOMATIC (Engineer’s Brake Valve)“B2” equipments of the New York Air Brake Co. 1907 147*“Brake valve, The” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 75Changes in the H-6 brake valve 1920 212*Combined automatic and straight-air engine and tender brake, The 1903 95*Development of the new “ET” locomotive air brake equipment, The 1906 214*Handling passenger and freight trains with “ET” equipment 1909 210“Maintaining vs. non-maintaining brake valves” Intricacies of the freight

brake systems AB and ABD control valves 1973 81“New York engineer’s brake valve” Questions and answers 1901 171*Operation and maintenance of engineer’s brake valves 1929 95*Pressure maintaining 1957 37Pressure maintaining and resultant improved brake control 1972 209*Southern Pacific air brake demonstrations 1909 153*“Testing of locomotive feed and maintaining valves” Charging freight trains

under cold weather conditions 1959 47Use of 26-C brake valve with 24-RL equipment 1962 87*

- CONDUCTOR’SCaboose air gauge and conductor’s valve, The 1914 39*Care of signal apparatus and conductor’s valve 1895 90*Stopping freight trains from the rear 1953 52

- D-22 TYPECondemning gages for the D-22 type control valves, D-24 control valves andU-12-B type universal valves 1960 17*

- D-24 TYPEShop maintenance of the D-24 control valve and types “B” and “F” relay

valves as used on diesel electric locomotives 1952 121

- DB-60 TYPE“DB-60L freight control valve” New product development for

improved freight car braking 1992 440*Development of a new freight brake control valve 1984 48*“Freight car brake products - DB60L direct release control valve” Recent

KNORR/NYAB developments in locomotive and commuter cab carpneumatic brake systems 1991 86*

Improved performance of the “Weeper port” for DB 60 control valves 2005 66*Maintenance and testing of the DB-60 control valve 1985 134*Operation of DB-60 brake valve with questions and answers 1996 130*“Questions and answers” Operation of DB-60 brake valve with questions

and answers 1996 134Update of improvements to the DB-60 control valve 1994 134*


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- DISTRIBUTING6-N type distributing valve, The 1960 82*“6NR distributing valve” Basic locomotive air systems 1983 132*Distributing valves, location, maintenance and piping 1929 24


- EMPTY / LOAD“Calculating proper transition weight for empty / load changeover” Impact

of increased design net braking ratios on empty / load applications 2002 173*“EL-60 empty and load valve” New product development for improved freight

car braking 1992 442*“Empty-load equipment” Freight car brake rigging for composition shoes 1970 118*“Empty-load valves” Progress report AAR Brake Systems Subcommittee 1992 372*Empty and load brake 1912 307*“Expanded application of empty / load” Impact of increased design net braking

ratios on empty / load applications 2002 164*Impact of increased design net braking ratios on empty / load applications, The 2002 162*Integral train control valve with empty-load option 1987 58*“Multistage empty / load” Performance evaluation of empty load systems

and the impact on braking ratios of high gross to tare freight cars 2002 61*Questions and answers session (empty / load) 2003 169“SC-1 style empty / load system” Performance evaluation of empty load

systems and the impact on braking ratios of high gross to tare freight cars 2002 58*

- FEEDFeed valve - its operation and maintenance, The 1918 151*“Feed valves” Recommended practice, revised 1926 1926 254Shop maintenance of “M” and “F” type feed valves 1949 24*“Testing of locomotive feed and maintaining valves” Charging freight trains

under cold weather conditions 1959 47

- KE TYPE“Automatic air brake” Demonstration of the X-2000 on Amtrak 1993 246

- PC SWITCH (POWER CONTROL SWITCH)B.I.T. - P.K.P. (break-in-two - power knockout protection) To trip or notto trip 1972 28*PC equipment in service, The 1912 201*

- B-1Benefits of continuous quick service in freight train operation, The 1967 72*Fundamental factors affecting train stops 1965 41*

- RELAY“DU 111G relay valves, all cars” Demonstration of X-2000 on Amtrak 1993 256“J” type relay valve - selection and operation, The 1981 162*Shop maintenance of the D-24 control valve and types “B” and “F” relay

valves as used on diesel electric locomotives 1952 121

- REPEATER / RELAY“Effect of repeater relay and RCE on stop distance” (The) effect of


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brake parameters on freight train productivity 1987 141*“Freight brake repeater equipment” (The) element of time in air brake

operation and maintenance 1971 91Freight train operation using a repeater relay unit 1964 41*“Repeater relay equipment, The” Fundamental factors affecting train

stops 1965 52*


- RETAININGPressure retaining valve; its value, present general condition and how it may

be best improved and maintained, The 1901 19*Release control retainer as a means for better braking, The 1952 9*Retaining valve testing 1926 25Retaining valves for freight cars, American Railway Association Standard 1927 392*Use of retainers in certain grade braking situations, The 1986 74

- SAFETYMain reservoir safety valves for diesel locomotives location, maintenance

and testing 1955 159Safety valves for locomotive main reservoirs and compressors 1957 79*

- TRIPLECare of UC and triple valves while out of service, The 1930 27Central Railroad of New Jersey air brake test of K triple valves on coal train

from Penobscot, PA., to Port Johnson, N.J. April 30th and May 1 st, 1907 1907 24*Condemning limits of A.R.A. standard triple valve parts 1925 75*Condemning limits of A.R.A. standard triple valve parts 1924 55“Instructions to triple valve cleaners” Undesired quick action, its prevention

and remedy 1913 28Locating and removing triple valves from freight trains that produce

undesired quick action 1912 100*Master car builders’ code of tests for triple valves 1899 241New types of Westinghouse triple valves 1906 126*“New York plain triple valve, The” Questions and answers 1901 146*Problem of freight brake maintenance in the northwest, The 1910 225Report of Committee on cleaning and oiling triple valves and brake cylinders 1894 7Running triple valves without lubrication 1911 153Shop tests and repairs for triple valves 1897 128*Slack action in long passenger trains, its relation to triple valves of different

types, and consequent results in the handling of passenger trains 1917 27Slack action in long passenger trains, its relation to triple valves of different

types, and consequent results in the handling of passenger trains 1916 27Southern Pacific air brake demonstrations 1909 153*Triple valve repairs 1926 50Triple valve repairs 1922 154*Triple valve repairs 1921 147Triple valve repairs - maintaining standards 1930 159Triple valve slide valve leakage indicator 1925 257“Triple valve, The” Progressive questions and answers on the air brake 1896 69Triple valve test rack operator, The 1924 65Triple valve union gasket; rubber vs. leather 1928 17Will the triple valve operate as intended? That depends 1913 117*


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“Westinghouse special driver brake triple valve” Questions and answers 1901 145*

- UNIVERSAL CONTROLCare of UC and triple valves while out of service, The 1930 27Modern trains and the U C equipment 1920 187“Questions and answers” Schedule “UC” brake equipment 1921 76Recent improvements in passenger train braking 1926 107*Schedule “UC” brake equipment 1921 34*U-12-B type universal valves 1960 17*


- UNIVERSAL CONTROLU-12-B universal valve 1930 211*U.C. equipment 1922 80*

- Z-1Design and construction of a modern freight brake control valve

manufacturing facility, The 1980 180*Development of the Z-1-A control valve and operating experience on the

Canadian National Rwy 1976 124*Why waste air, the case for 8 1/2” control valves (NOTE: Paper refers to

cylinder sizes and Z1-AW control valve) 1979 45*Z-1AW control valve - a modern alternative, The 1981 82*

- DRAINAfter coolers and automatic drain valves 1947 29“Aftercooler and drain valve with a difference, An” Compressed air systems - drain

valves and aftercoolers 1977 134*Compressed air systems - drain valves and aftercoolers 1977 133*

- INDEPENDENT“Independent locomotive brakes” Operation and maintenance of engineer’s

brake valves 1929 99Portable test device for passenger train air brake and signal system 1979 115*“S-3-A” Operation and maintenance of engineer’s brake valves 1929 104*Use and misuse of the independent brake valve, The 1978 53*

–REGULATINGN-2 regulating valve for controlling maximum brake cylinder pressure, The 1985 162*

-VENTBrake pipe vent valve, its purpose, operation, installation and maintenance on

locomotives and tenders, The 1921 104*WABCO VX vent valve 1990 219*

VENT VALVE (see VALVE - VENT)

VIBRATIONBrake beam performance in a high vibration environment 1991 56*“Shock & vibration” CCBII - test results, computer controlled brake equipment

2nd generation for railway locomotives 1997 168*Shock and vibration impact on freight control valve operation 1993 311**A study of vibration response of DB-60 and ABDX freight brake control valves and

recommendations for installation on freight cars 2004 87*


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“Vibration testing” An innovative solution for the rail industry from LOKRING 1999 290*

WABCOPAC (see BRAKES - TRUCK MOUNTED - WABCOPAC)

WATER RAISING SYSTEMOperation of the air pressure water system on sleeping and passenger cars 1930 47*Water raising system on sleeping cars, The 1896 135*

WHEEL / RAIL LUBRICATION (see LUBRICATION - WHEEL / RAIL)

WHEEL SLIDE (see WHEELS - WHEELSLIDE)

WHEELS“2001 fleet wheel repair data overview” Analysis of wheel repair data for a coal car fleet 2002 29*“A brief discussion of the various wheel defects” Use of an improved brake shoe force

testing method on Union Pacific RR 2001 118*Analysis of wheel repair data for a coal car fleet 2002 29*“’B’ end wheels: problem and resolution” WABCOPAC brake assembly, an idea

whose time has come 1975 68*Behavior of railway passenger car wheels when braking on low-adhesion rails, The 1947 85*Coal car wheel removals – A review of recent data for a major fleet 2004 31*“Comparison to AAR CRB wheel removal data” Analysis of wheel repair data for a coal

car fleet 2002 29*Conrail use of brake cylinder pressure testing to investigate brake related wheel defects 1998 64*“Considerations for wheel performance improvements” Wheel temperature and property

considerations in heavy freight service 2006 48*Driver and engine truck brakes 1895 145*DTE 50 Kip strategy – 2 year update, The 2005 25*“DTE wheel removals” DTE 50 Kip strategy – 2 year update, The 2005 27*“Effect of excessive concentration of retardation on car wheels”Standardization of the braking power of freight cars 1927 94*Effect of high speed braking on brake shoes and wheels, The 1954 31*“Improved wheel performance” Composition shoe contribution to modern railroad

service 1958 123*“Microalloy freight car wheels” Wheel temperature and property considerations

in heavy freight service 2006 41*“Overall fleet wheel removals” Analysis of wheel repair data for a coal car fleet 2002 29*“Previous investigations – brake related wheel defects” Study of braking ratio changes

for certain older coal cars and a new way to determine braking ratio in the field, A 1999 200*Safe thermal loads for a 33 inch railroad wheel 1975 142*“Selected car tests – visual inspection of wheels” Conrail use of brake cylinder pressure

testing to investigate brake related wheel defects 1998 74*“Wheel problems” Automatics set and release hand brake – innovative technology and

operational benefits for the rail industry 2001 143*“Wheel removals with brake system repairs” Coal car wheel removals – A review of

recent data for a major fleet 2004 38*Wheel thermal loading issues for heavy haul service 2003 116*

- ADHESION“Adhesion and retardation ability” (The) case for the air brake expert 1987 104*“Adhesion and wheel sliding” Combination disc and tread brake equipment on Amtrak 1982 199*“Adhesion states” Wheel slip and what can be done about it 1949 92*Behavior of railway passenger car wheels when braking on low-adhesion rails, The 1947 85*“Coefficient of adhesion (Rail friction)” Standardization of the braking power of freight


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cars 1928 36Fundamental factors affecting train stops 1965 41*“Fundamentals of adhesion” Locomotive braking ratio means????? 1969 52*“How quickly can you stop?? Available adhesion” “High green” For passenger service 2005 195*“Limiting adhesion” Wheel slip and what can be done about it 1949 99*“Rail adhesion” (The) effect of brake parameters on freight train productivity 1987 123*Results of research into adhesion between wheel and rail during braking 1988 97*“Train brake system action and effects on track structure” Improving freight train

operation with “ABD” valves 1972 183*

WHEELS (cont’d)- ADHESION“What all braking depends upon, adhesion between wheels and rails” Freight train

handling instructions 1927 319

- COLD“Discussion of failures causing cold wheels” What wheel temperatures reveal about

the brake system 1996 142*

- CRACKINGWheel flange wear test results in heavy haul freight service 1983 162*

- FLATAntiskid control: from flat wheel protection to braking force control or The

appearance of a new specialty in the railway rolling stock field: “Automatist” 1984 194*Flat wheels: their causes and how to prevent them 1909 115*How to prevent the ruination of wheels from skidding and flattening 1900 123*Slid flat wheels 1895 104*Slid flat wheels in passenger train service, causes and remedies 1929 64*Slid flat wheels on diesel-electric locomotives (yard and road) 1953 130

- OVERHEATING“Equipment used for wheel temperature detection and method of validation” What

wheel temperatures reveal about the brake system 1966 141*“How much braking can the wheel take” Where do we go from here? Challenges

for the future 1991 195

- OVERHEATING“Heat problem, The” Fundamentals of power brakes for passenger trains 1948 36

An industry concern: Detection of abnormal wheel temperatures 1982 24*“Instructions for use of dynamic brakes for passenger train service to reduce brake

shoe and wheel wear and to avoid overheating of brake shoes and wheels”Dynamic brake operation on diesel locomotives 1949 73

“Overheated wheel problem, The” (An) industry concern: detection of abnormalwheel temperatures 1982 27*

Probable causes and remedies of overheated wheels 1982 222*Review of thermal damage in railroad wheels, A 1970 146*Safe thermal loads for a 33 inch railroad wheel 1975 142*What wheel temperatures reveal about the brake system 1996 138*Wheel effects on locomotive hand brake 1986 281*Wheel temperature and property considerations in heavy freight service 2006 39*“Wheel temperature measurements” Conrail use of over-the-road testing to investigate

the cause of wheel shelling on cars in coal service 1997 193*Wheel temperature performance data in grade service 1973 146*


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- DETECTOR“Equipment used for wheel temperature detection and method of validation”

What wheel temperatures reveal about the brake system 1996 141*“Infrared hot wheel detector systems” (The) industry concern: Detection

of abnormal wheel temperatures 1982 30*

- SANDING“Combination sanding and wheel protection” Wheel slip and what can be done

about it 1949 91*“CN Rail test runs” Emergency stop distance tests with and without sanding 1989 143*

WHEELS (cont’d)- SANDINGDecelostats and decelostat sanding 1948 70“Electro-pneumatic sanding” Development of the electro-pneumatic brake for high

speed control 1937 59*EMD low pressure sanding system 1965 127*Emergency stop distance tests with and without sanding 1989 142*Fundamental factors affecting train stops 1965 41*Locomotive sanding has come of age! 1966 60“Sanding system” Basic locomotive air systems 1983 149*“VIA Rail passenger train tests September 16 to 27, 1988” Emergency stop

distance tests with and without sanding 1989 150*

-SHELLING / SPALLING“Background – brake related wheel defects” Testing for current freight car braking ratios

on Union Pacific Railroad 2000 99*“Causes of shelling and thermal mechanical shelling” DTE 50 Kip strategy – 2 year

update, The 2005 31CN wheel spalling and shelling 1998 98*Conrail use of over-the-road testing to investigate the cause of wheel shelling

on cars in coal service 1997 187*Development of a brake shoe to prevent wheel shelling 1998 221*“Examination of wheels – shelling and thermal – mechanical – shelling” DTE 50 Kip

strategy – 2 year update, The 2005 29*“Shell out due to sliding” Slid flat wheels 1895 126*“Spalling” Use of an improved brake shoe force testing method on Union Pacific RR 2001 118*“Thermal mechanical shelling” Use of an improved brake shoe force testing method on

Union Pacific RR 2001 118*“Why made code 75 – wheel shelling” Wheel temperature and property considerations

in heavy freight service 2006 40*Tread braking versus the wheel 1972 56*“Wheel shelling” Use of an improved brake shoe force testing method on Union Pacific

RR 2001 118*“Wheel shelling / spalling” Analysis of wheel repair data for a coal car fleet 2002 29*“Why made Code 75 – wheel shelling” Coal car wheel removals – A review of recent

data for a major fleet 2004 33

- WEARConsequences of unreleased hand brakes on freight cars 1980 157*“Disproportionate changeout of wheelsets at the ‘B’ end of cars equipped with

truck-mounted direct-acting brakes” Wheel performance with 2-axle and 4-axlehandbrake arrangements 1977 159*

“Double stack wheel wear tests” AAR Air Brake Research - 1993 1993 79*


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Friction of new and worn brake shoes on new and worn cast wheels 1911 112*“Instructions for use of dynamic brakes for freight train service to reduce brake shoe

and wheel wear and to avoid overheating of brake shoes and wheels” Dynamicbrake operation on diesel locomotives 1949 75

Operation environment for North American freight train wheels during speed andslack control braking 1978 220*

Questions and answers 2001 223Sintered brake shoe, The: A useful tool for reducing premature wheel removals and

Economizing operations 2006 106*Treadguard high friction brake shoes and the effective control of premature wheel tread

defects 2003 212*Truck-mounted-brake wheel life study, Ontario Northland Railway 1979 176*

WHEELS (cont’d)- WEAR“Wheel flange radius wear” Revenue service testing of the Link support system for brake

beams used in body mounted rigging 2001 176*

- WHEEL SLIDEAir brake suppression of locomotive acceleration slips 1961 17*“Braking demands and wheel sliding” Optimum net braking ratios for light weight,

high capacity cars 1999 95*“Causes of wheel sliding” Use of an improved brake shoe force testing method on

Union Pacific RR 2001 119*Consequences of unreleased hand brakes on freight cars 1980 157*Evolution of wheel slide protection on passenger cars, The 2002 69*Functional inter-relation between the component parts of the air brake system, The 1917 107How to prevent the ruination of wheels from skidding and flattening 1900 123*“Limits of braking to avoid sliding locomotive wheels when handling train” (The) use

and misuse of the independent brake valve 1978 63Slid flat wheels 1895 104*Slid flat wheels on diesel-electric locomotives (yard and road) 1953 130“Small wheels easiest slide” Slid flat wheels 1895 125*Steam heat traps-their relation to wheel sliding on passenger equipment cars 1913 209*“Wheel slide tests” AAR brake ratio research – 2001 2001 42*“Wheel sliding” Analysis of wheel repair data for a coal car fleet 2002 29*“Wheel sliding” (The) impact of curve negotiation on braking forces - summary of test

results 1991 208*“Wheel sliding and braking ratio” Testing for current freight car braking ratios

on Union Pacific Railroad 2000 101*Wheel slip and what can be done about it 1949 88*“Wheel slippage” Fundamentals of power brakes for passenger trains 1948 46

- WHEEL SLIDE PROTECTION“Discussion of wheel slide protection” Wheel slip and what can be done about it 1949 118

- ELECTRIC / PNEUMATIC“Adhesion and wheel sliding” Combination disc and tread brake equipment

on Amtrak 1982 199*Antiskid control: from flat wheel protection to braking force control or the

appearance of a new specialty in the railway rolling stock field: Automatist” 1984 194*“E-5 decelostat wheel slide protection” Brake system on Amtrak’s cab car

for push-pull service 1987 200“E-7 decelostat equipment” Microprocessor control wheelslide protection

equipment - GO Transit experience - 1990 113


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Evolution of wheel slide protection on passenger cars, The 2002 69*“Microcomputer wheel slip system” Microprocessor-controlled brake

systems - applications of new technology 1981 67*Microprocessor control, wheelslide protection equipment - GO Transit

experience 1990 112*“Results of research into adhesion between wheel and rail during braking”

Permanent magnet track brake 1988 97*

- MECHANICAL / PNEUMATICDecelostats and decelostat sanding 1948 70*Evolution of the AP decelostat system 1949 123Evolution of wheel slide protection on passenger cars, The 2002 69*

WHEELS (cont’d)- WHEEL SLIDE PROTECTION

- MECHANICAL / PNEUMATICIn-service of a mechanical wheel-slide protection system for VIA Rail

Canada ( MWX ) 1990 136*Maintenance of 3-AP decelostat equipment 1955 116*Report of Approved Maintenance Practice Committee - Maintenance andtesting of Decelostat Equipment 1951 92

WHEELSLIP (see WHEELS - WHEEL SLIDE)

WITNESS (see COURTROOM TESTIMONY - EXPERT WITNESS)

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