eastside wrote:It turns out that CTA Blue Line (the line between O'Hare and downtown Chicago) riders now get a bonus feature. Tests show that the bumps and shakes approach those of a roller-coaster, and this is without seat restraints. "Lansmont conducted the train ride quality study without the consent or knowledge of the CTA, in preparation for a trade show this year to show off the company's newest device, the SAVER 9x30 triaxial accelerometer, said Rick Kamel, a Lansmont spokesman."The 35-year-old company counts the U.S. Navy, Boeing, Dell Computers, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Kellogg's cereals and Pringle's potato chips among its customers."Intel hired Lansmont to test the quality of roads and map trucking routes between the company's computer chip production plant in Shanghai and Qian, China, Kamel said.The company advised the Navy how to prevent damage to circuit boards on its nuclear weapons during shipping."But not Amtrak.
Amtrak, like most RRs, has ride quality testing capability in-house. Amtrak's expertise is as good as any.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
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