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5
Jun
2019
Technical Reports
Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1: Appendices A Through C
Subject
Worker Protection
Keywords: Maintenance-of-Way Employee Safety System, MOWESS, North American railroad, maintenance-of-way, MOW, safety improvements, worker protection
Abstract: Appendices A through C contains operational use cases, a preliminary hazard analysis, and the full suite of MOWESS applications detailed in the CONOPS.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/15
Office
RDI-23
23
May
2019
Technical Reports
Fiber Optic Train Tracking - Phase 1
Subject
Fiber Optic
Keywords: Fiber Optic Acoustic Detection, FOAD, fiber optic, testing, North American railroad, train tracking
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to test the train tracking capabilities of fiber optic acoustic detection (FOAD...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/14
Office
RDI-23
20
May
2019
Technical Reports
Effect of Grade Separation on Pedestrian Railroad Trespass Activity at Shuttlesworth Drive in Collegeville, AL
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespasser Programs
Keywords: trespass, highway railroad grade crossing, railroads, railroad overpass bridge
Abstract: The Volpe Center, under the direction of FRA’s Office of Research, Development, and Technology, conducted a research study to evaluate the effects of closing and replacing the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/11
Office
RDI-23
20
May
2019
Technical Reports
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact test, DOT-105 tank car, tank car performance, ram head, ram car, transportation safety, toxic by inhalation, TIH, finite element analysis, FEA, finite element, FE
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) conducted a side impact test on a Department of Transportation (DOT)-105A500W (referred to DOT-105) tank car to evaluate the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/12
Office
RDI-22
20
May
2019
Technical Reports
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact test, DOT-117 tank car, tank car performance, tank car, transportation safety
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a side impact test on a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)-117J100W (DOT-117) tank car at the Transportation Technology...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/13
Office
RDI-22