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12 Feb 2024

Research Results

Expansion of Rail Flaw Library at the Transportation Technology Center

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Track

Keywords: Rail, rail wear, rail defect, rail flaw library, ultrasonic testing, UT, phased array ultrasonic testing, PAUT, Miniprof, Rail Flaw Library of Associated Defects, RF-LOAD, non-destructive evaluation, NDE, track

Report Number
RR 22-36
Office
RDI-21

12 Feb 2024

FAMES Alerts

Safety Alert: Roadway Worker Good Faith Challenge

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Keywords: FAMES, Fatality Analysis of Maintenance‐of‐Way Employees and Signalmen, Good Faith Challenge

20 Dec 2023

Accident Investigations

Accident Investigation Summary Report FE-2021-20

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Accident Investigations

Keywords: WATCO Rail Services, WATX, Employee Fatality, Houston, Texas, grade crossing, shove movement

Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
WATCO Rail Services (WATX)
Location

Houston, TX
United States

Accident Number
FE-2021-20

20 Dec 2023

FAMES Alerts

Safety Alert: Gas Cutting Torches

Author
FAMES

Keywords: FAMES, Fatality Analysis of Maintenance‐of‐Way Employees and Signalmen, roadway workers, safety, cutting torch, explosion

29 Nov 2023

Research Results

Full Moving Block (FMB) Concept and Requirements Specification for Railroad Operations

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Communications, Train Control

Keywords: Alternative Broken Rail and Rollout Detection (ABRRD), Full-moving block (FMB), Quasi-moving block (QMB), Interoperable Train Control (ITC), Positive Train Control (PTC), communications-based train control (CBTC)

Abstract:

The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc., (MxV Rail), in collaboration with a rail industry stakeholder technical advisory group (...

Report Number
RR 23-23
Office
RDI-23