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1 Apr 2000

Technical Reports

Crosstie and Fastener Tests at FAST: 1988-1999

Author
Rafael Jimenez, David Davis, Carmen Trevizo, Satya Singh

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment

Keywords: Wood Tie, Cross Tie, Rail Fasteners, Heavy Axle Loads, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing

Abstract: The Heavy Axle Load (HAL) implementation program began in 1988 with the objective of developing economically optimal and safe axle loads for North American railroads. This...

Report Number
R-937
Office
RRD

1 Mar 2000

Technical Reports

Single Passenger Rail Car Impact Test Volume II: Summary of Occupant Protection Program

Author
Caroline VanIngen-Dunn

Abstract: A test in which a single rail passenger car was crashed into a fixed wall at 35 mph was conducted at the Transportation Technology Center on November 16, 1999. The car was...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/02.2
Office
RRD

1 Mar 2000

Technical Reports

Single Passenger Rail Car Impact Test Volume I: Overview and Selected Results

Author
David Tyrell, Kristine Severson, A. Benjamin Perlman

Keywords: Transportation, safety, crashworthiness, occupant protection, rail vehicles

Abstract: On November 16, 1999, at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado, a test was conducted of a single rail passenger car colliding with a fixed wall at 35 mph. The...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/02.1
Office
RRD

1 Mar 2000

Research Results

Developed Wheel And Axle Assembly Monitoring System To Improve Passenger Train Safety

Author
Steven Sill

Keywords: high-speed rail, truck hunting, remote monitoring system, ride quality, safety, accelerometers, maintenance

Report Number
RR00-02
Office
RDI-21

6 Jan 2000

Other Reports

Compilation of State Laws and Regulations Affecting Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: Third Edition

Author
L. Stephen Jennings

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Keywords: Traffic Law, Rail Safety, Warning Devices

Abstract: [From the Preface] The COMPILATION OF STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ON MATTERS AFFECTING HIGHWAY RAIL CROSSINGS, Third Edition makes a unique contribution to the highway-rail grade...

Office
RRS