Wheel Rail Mechanism - WRM

USA / Colorado / Avondale /

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The WRM track is a 3.5-mile loop configured to determine vehicle performance on nominally smooth track and on track with perturbations designed to induce known poor performance modes. The WRM is used primarily for the evaluation of rail vehicle safety compliance in curving.

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Coordinates: 38°27'14"N 104°19'47"W

Transit Test Track - TTT 1.6 km
Colorado Springs Public Utilities 40 km
Cotter Uranium Mill 80 km
Mt. Maestas 120 km
Casita Park 136 km
Zapata 141 km
Sugarite Canyon State Park 163 km
Endless Blue Resort 203 km
Old Red River Pass Road 217 km
Molycorp tailings ponds (Questa Molybdenum) 224 km

MxV Rail 0.2 km
Substation 3.2 km
Derailed cars 4 km
Electrical Substation 4.1 km
Train Air Brake Research Facility 4.2 km
electrical substation 4.4 km
Operations 4.5 km
Rail Dynamics Laboratory (RDL) 4.5 km
Center Services 4.5 km
Electrical substation 4.7 km

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MxV Rail Substation Derailed cars Electrical Substation Train Air Brake Research Facility electrical substation Operations Rail Dynamics Laboratory (RDL) Center Services Electrical substation