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AAR/ARCI Freight Car Fatigue Task Force II - Marts-rail.org

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Why Updating is Needed<br />

Current Guidelines Based on:<br />

♦Old Environment<br />

• Different roadbed today<br />

− Continuous welded <strong>rail</strong><br />

− Concrete ties<br />

− Better ballast systems<br />

• Longer, heavier trains today<br />

• Higher tractive effort and high adhesion<br />

locomotives<br />

• Vibration was not addressed<br />

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© TTCI/<strong>AAR</strong>, 2010, Filename p4

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