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Sep
1995
Technical Reports
Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project Results of a 15,000-mile over-the-road Test
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: verticle coupler force; fatigue damage; NCF Historgam; LCF Histogram; impact time histories; OTR Testing; FEEST Data
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted with the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Transportation Test Center (TTC) - now known as the Transportation...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/11
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1995
Technical Reports
Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project Results of a 15,000 Mile Over the Road Test
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Freight Equipment Environmental Sampling Test, Vertical Coupler Force, Stub Sill Tank Car
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has been investigating incidents of fatigue cracking of the stub sill and at the attachment of the stub sill to the tank shell of stub...
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1995
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: High-Speed Rail, Maglev, Braking Equipment, Fault Todlerant, Fail-Safe, FMEA, Safety, Failure Modes
Abstract: The objective of this study is to develop qualitative and quantitative information on the various braking strategies use in high-speed ground transportation systems in support...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/09.1
Office
RRD
31
Aug
1995
Other Reports
Compliation of State Laws and Regulations Affecting Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: Second Edition
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
1
Aug
1995
Technical Reports
Revenue Track Gage Widening Tests Using the Track Loading Vehicle
Subject
Track
Keywords: Wood Ties, Concrete Ties, Cut Spikes, Elastic Fasteners, Lateral and Vertical Loads, Track Compliance
Abstract: ABSTRACT Gage widening tests were conducted using the TLV on portions of tracks of nine Class I railroads in North America. The measured unloaded gage and loaded gage, along...
Report Number
R-886
Office
RRD