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Dec
1998
Technical Reports
Distributions of Dynamic Wheel/Rails Under Heavy Axle Loads
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Heavy Tonnage Loop, HAL, TTC, Transportation Test Center
Abstract: Under the Heavy Axle Load (HAL) program funded by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a test activity was initiated in 1997...
Office
RRD
18
Nov
1998
Technical Reports
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and High-Speed Ground Transportation
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Abstract: Contains extracts from the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and High-Speed Ground Transportation Symposium held on November 18, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana....
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1998
Technical Reports
Tank Car Thermal Analysis, Volume I, User's Manual for Analysis Program
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: railroad tank car; tank car failure; hazardous material release; fire effects
Abstract: The computer program AFFTAC is described. The program can be used to analyze the behavior of railroad tank cars when subjected to fire. It is designed to perform the analyses...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/09A
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1998
Technical Reports
Tank Car Thermal Analysis, Volume II: Technical Documentation Report for Analysis Program
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: railroad tank car; tank car failure; hazardous material release; fire effects
Abstract: The computer program AFFTAC is described. The program can be used to analyze the behavior of railroad tank cars when subjected to fire. It is designed to perform the analyses...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/09B
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1998
Technical Reports
Human Factors Guidelines for Locomotive Cabs
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: human factors, locomotive cab, design guidelines, locomotive design, working conditions, safety
Abstract: This document presents human factors guidelines for the evaluation of the locomotive cab. These guidelines are part of an effort to evaluate working conditions and safety in the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/03
Office
RRD