Shock forces in freight car coupling systems and underframes caused by normal switching operations often equal several g's; to protect valuable cargo from damage, railroads are using freight cars equipped with hydraulic shock absorbing devices in increasing numbers; survey of hydraulic shock absorbing and cushioning devices applied such as end-of-car devices, FreightMaster, Hydra-Buff, and center-of-car devices; Cushion Ride, Freight-Saver, Hydra-Cushion, Hydroframe, shock control, and 3C hydraulic unit; hydraulic fluids used and specified in various devices are listed.


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    Titel :

    Shock absorbers -- Railroad freight cars


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Lubrication


    Beteiligte:
    Meeker, R.F. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Lubrication ; 54 , n 7


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1968


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Mechanically refrigerated railroad freight cars

    Wigney, H.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1932



    Railroad freight cars in past and present

    Sudhoff, V.W.H. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1929


    Shock absorbers for railroad vehicles

    Bjorklund, B. / Schmiterlow, F. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1964