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Other Reports
Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 154: Calendar Year 1985
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: [From the Introduction] Railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety in accordance with 49...
Other Reports
Report Number 13 - Examination of Failed Railroad Car Wheel/Axle Assembly from Derailed Passenger Car, McIntosh, Georgia
Keywords: Derailment, Amtrak, Fracture, Safety
Abstract: At the Request of the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Bureau of Standards conducted an examination of a failed wheel assembly from an Amtrak passenger car involved...
Other Reports
Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 153 Calendar Year 1984
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: [From the Introduction] Railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety in accordance with 49...
Technical Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1983
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: The 1983 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 113 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: the...
Other Reports
Report Number 12: Metallurgical Observations of 21 Plate Steel Samples Taken From Seven Tank Cars Involved in the April 8, 1979 Railroad Accident at Crestview, Florida
Keywords: Deformation, Chemical Analysis, Impact Tests
Abstract: This is the second of two reports intended to give information on and metallurgical characterization for each of 21 plate samples taken from tank cars involved in an accident at...