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Other Reports
Certain Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Fourth Quarter 1987
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in its investigation of nine railroad employee fatalities suffered during the fourth quarter of 1987. Not...
Other Reports
Certain Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Third Quarter 1987
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in its investigation of 10 railroad employee fatalities suffered during the third quarter of calendar year...
Historical Documents
Annual Report : Methods of Train Operations
Abstract: Includes years 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
Other Reports
A Survey of Shipper Satisfaction with Service and Rates of Shortline and Regional Railroads
Keywords: Staggers Rail Act of 1980, Questionaire, Independent Shortline Railroads
Abstract: [From the Preface] This report presents the results of a shipper survey conducted jointly by the staff of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), an agency of the U.S....
Technical Reports
Cant Deficiency Test Safety Monitoring Using Accelerometer Measurements
Keywords: Derailment Safety, Wheel Forces, Lateral Acceleration, Instrumented Wheels
Abstract: The FRA has performed high cant deficiency curving tests on several passenger trains using instrumented wheels to measure wheel forces for comparison to derailment safety criteria...