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1
Aug
2006
Technical Reports
Impact of Blocked Highway/Rail Grade Crossings on Emergency Response Services
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: highway-rail grade crossings, emergency response services, blocked crossings
Abstract: Given the growth in both rail and highway traffic, it is likely that the problem of blocked crossings will increase in the future. Railroads and communities around the country,...
1
Jul
2006
Technical Reports
Application of Ultrasonic Phased Arrays for Rail Flaw Inspection
Keywords: Phased arrays, transverse defects, electronic scanning, ultrasonic testing, beam steering, linear
Abstract: The average number of Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) reportable broken rail-related derailments between 1995 and 2005 was approximately 28 annually. The annual property...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/17
Office
RRD
1
Jun
2006
Technical Reports
Impact Performance of Draft Gears in 263,000 Pound Gross Rail Load and 286,000 Pound Gross Rail Load Tank Car Service
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Draft gear, tank car safety, tank car impacts, stub sill stresses
Abstract: This project quantified the impact performance of draft gears on tank cars for both the 263,000 and 286,000 gross rail load (GRL) conditions and the corresponding effect on the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/16
Office
RRD
1
Jun
2006
Technical Reports
Rail Crew Resource Management (CRM): Survey of Teams in the Railroad Operating Environment and Identification of Available CRM Training Methods
Keywords: Crew resource management (CRM), training methods, TTI,
Abstract: This report summarizes the work undertaken by the Texas Transportation Institute to document the common teams or crews that are present within the rail industry and to evaluate...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/10
Office
RRD
1
May
2006
Technical Reports
A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations
Keywords: Remote control locomotive operations, portable locomotive control, railroad safety, remote
Abstract: This report presents a comparative risk assessment of U.S. remote control locomotive (RCL) and conventional yard switching operations. First, a hierarchical task analysis (HTA)...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/09
Office
RRD