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Technical Reports
Railroad Rail Flaw Detection System Based on Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers
Keywords: EMAT, ultrasonic inspection
Abstract: This report describes the design, construction and preliminary testing of an ultrasonic inspection vehicle intended for the detection of flaws in railroad tracks that are in...
Other Reports
Certain Railroad Employee Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1986
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: [From the Introduction] This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in its investigation of 45 railroad employee fatalities suffered during 1986. Not...
Other Reports
1988 Research and Development Program
Keywords: Railroad Technology, Railroad Research, R&D, Transportation Test Center
Abstract: [From the Introduction] The Office of Research and Development formulates anticipatory and responsive technical programs, institutes projects and conducts the research,...
Other Reports
Highway-Rail Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin: No. 10 Calendar Year 1987
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: This report issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Safety, combines rail-highway crossing accident/incident statistics with the National Rail-Highway...
Other Reports
Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 156: Calendar Year 1987
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: [From the Introduction] Railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety in accordance with 49...