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1 Jul 1992

Technical Reports

Aluminum Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Tank Car; Head Shield; Hazardous Material; Train Collision; Puncture Resistance; Accident Survivability

Abstract: Experimental studies to maintain the safety of transporting hazardous material by rail have been extended to evaluate the effectiveness of steel head shields for the protection of...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/12
Office
RDI-20

1 Jul 1992

Other Reports

Motive Power and Equipment Enforcement Manual

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Best Practices

Keywords: Safety Standards, Track Inspection, Equipment Inspection

Abstract: The Motive Power and Equipment Enforcement Manual is written to help Inspectors do their jobs. The Manual includes the regulations which set safety standards for inspections,...

Office
RRS

1 Jul 1992

Technical Reports

Power Transfer to High Speed Vehicles

Author
David Cope, Paul Chambers

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Hotel Power, Drive Power, Contact and Non-Contact Means, Inductive Coils

Abstract: This final report summarizes work performed in the assessment and analysis of power transfer techniques to high speed vehicles. The objectives of this research were to determine...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/NMI-92/03
Office
RRD

1 Jul 1992

Technical Reports

Sensor Systems for Monitoring Maglev Guideway Structures

Author
J. Bower, J. Buttram, L. Okes, M. Robertson, J. Berthold

Subject Maglev

Keywords: Acoustic Emission, Optics, Ultrasonics, Microwave, Fiber Optics, Nondestructive Testing

Abstract: This report is an assessment of the technologies available for continuous monitoring of the physical condition and structural integrity of maglev guideways. The detection of...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/NMI-92/12
Office
RRD

1 Jul 1992

Other Reports

Transportation of U.S. Grains: A Modal Share Analysis

Author
Jerry D. Norton, Paul J. Bertels, Freeman K. Buxton

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Grain Transportation, Grain Movements, Rail Transport

Abstract: The analysis of movements of grain by mode of transport provides important information about changes in the competitiveness and relative efficiencies between the modes. The goal...

Office
RRD