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1
Jun
2002
Other Reports
The Effect of Installation Location on Railroad Horn Sound Levels
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Grade Crossings
Keywords: Railroad grade crossings; Sound level; Locomotives; Acoustic measurement; Noise measurement; Noise control ; Locomotive sounds; Audible warning devices; Horns; Railroad safety
Abstract: Following a proposed rule on locomotive horn use at grade crossings, this study evaluated horn types and placements to assess sound levels in and around the locomotive. ...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/02
1
Jun
2002
Technical Reports
Passenger Train-to-Frieght Train Impact Test: Test Procedures, Instrumentation and Data
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: Impact Test, Crashworthiness-Passenger Cars, Passenger Train, Freight Train
Abstract: A full-scale passenger train-to-freight train impact test was performed on January 31, 2002 at the Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, Colorado. The actual speed of impact,...
Office
RRD
1
Jun
2002
Technical Reports
Revised Railroad Tank Car Damage Assessment Guidelines for Pressure Tank Cars
Keywords: Damage Assessment Guidelines; Tank Car
Abstract: Under Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Contract No. DTFR 53-93-C-00001, Task Order Number 115, the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/22
Office
RDI-20
29
May
2002
Other Reports
GX 32 Software Information
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
USDOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory
Keywords: Inventory Updating Process
Abstract: GX 32 is the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA’s) PC-based Highway-Rail Crossing Data Maintenance System
Report Number
Crossing Inventory Program 4
Office
RRS
1
May
2002
Technical Reports
Electromagnetic Field Characteristics of the Transrapid TR08 Maglev System
Keywords: magnetic levitation, Maglev, electromagnetic fields, EMF, electromagnetic radiation, EMR,
Abstract: As part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize...
Report Number
DOT VNTSC-FRA-02-11
Office
RRD