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- W1048337208 abstract "This article explores the various ways that transit systems are using recycling to reduce maintenance costs. The authors first note the difficulties that transit systems have experienced in keeping their operations running smoothly in light of tighter operating budgets. Rail maintenance departments are being asked to cut staff and curtail material usage to reduce their costs. This has raised concerns that reduced maintenance budgets could lead to vehicle reliability issues. Some savvy maintenance directors have discovered a new, environmentally friendly strategy to reduce parts costs. These transit systems have learned that the rail car shock absorber, long considered to be a throwaway item, can now be reused indefinitely. Forty years ago rail car shock absorbers were simple, hydraulic devices and very inexpensive. Current rail car designs feature trucks with more advanced suspension systems which utilize European designed shock absorbers that are more sophisticated and often re-buildable. The authors first review shock absorber technology, then present the experience of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Rail Car Engineering Department in pursuing a method to evaluate the condition of shock absorbers removed from trucks during its quarter life overhaul program. The CTA worked with a racing equipment manufacturer in Ventura, California called Maxwell Industries Inc. which tested the CTA’s used shock absorbers and compared damping rates to several new shock absorbers supplied by the CTA. The test data revealed that all six used shocks were still within the damping specs for the new shocks. The CTA placed the re-certified shocks back into service. These shocks worked flawlessly during several years of service. Reusing those six shock absorbers saved the CTA almost $2,000. The potential overall savings were enough to convince the CTA to purchase their own shock dynamometer machine and begin to test and re-cycle their shock absorbers. The authors also describe some of the other services and products available from Maxwell that might be of interest to those working in transit systems on other recycling/reverse engineering projects." @default.
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