| Title | Transit Car Performance Comparison, State-of-the-Art Car vs. PATCO Transit Car, NYCTA R-46, MBTA Silverbirds |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49105 |
| Personal Name Creator |
McNeal, Curtis |
| Source | 112p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Boeing Vertol Company |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19780201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The first phase of this contract authorized the design, development, and demonstration of two State-Of-The-Art Cars (SOAC). This document reports on the gathering of comparative test data on existing in-service transit cars. The three transit cars selected for testing were the PATCO transit car, the NYCTA R-46 transit car, and the MBTA Silverbird transit car. These cars were instrumented and then run in simulated revenue service while data was gathered. The results of these tests are reported in this document in a comparative format with the SOAC data recorded at each of the properties. The SOAC was found to be superior to all three of these existing transit cars in the area of noise reduction. The SOAC ride quality is better than the R-46 and the Silverbird, but not as good as the PATCO transit car. The SOAC propulsion system was inefficient while operating on the New York and Boston route structures, and only marginally better than the PATCO transit car in Philadelphia. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10583 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10583 |
| TRT Terms | Light rail vehicles; Rapid transit cars; Ride quality; Performance tests; Tests; Alternatives analysis; Data collection; Sound level; Structural design; Urban transportation |
| General Subjects | Simulated Revenue Service; State-of-the-art car |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Rail Transit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Energy and Environment; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy |
| Geographical Coverage |
Boston Metropolitan Area |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-580, Mod. 7 |
| Report Number | UMTA-MA-06-0025-78-5; DOT-TSC-UMTA-78-06 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49100/49105/UMTA-78-6.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |