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Dec
2006
Technical Reports
Development of Conventional Passenger Cab Car End Structure Designs for Full Scale Testing
Keywords: Transportation, safety, crashworthiness, passenger rail vehicles, cab car end structure
Abstract: The Volpe Center is supporting the Federal Railroad Administration’s full-scale testingprogram to understand and improve rail vehicle crashworthiness. The objective of one of the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/20
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2006
Technical Reports
Proof-of-Concept Demonstration: Controlling Rolling Contact Fatigue with Top of Rail Friction Control
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Top of Rail, Rolling Contact Fatigue, Friction Modifier, Dye Penetrant
Abstract: A proof of concept demonstration was conducted on two curves to demonstrate the effectiveness of wayside based top of rail (TOR) friction control in reducing occurrence and growth...
Office
RRD
1
Nov
2006
Technical Reports
A Pilot Examination of a Joint Railroad Management-Labor Approach to Root Cause Analysis of Accidents, Incidents, and Close Calls in a Diesel and Car Repair Shop Environment
Keywords: Root cause analysis, accident/incident investigation, human error, diesel shop, car repair shop,
Abstract: This report presents findings from a 1-year pilot study investigating the feasibility and practicality of a joint railroad managementlabor approach to root cause analysis (RCA) of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/24
Office
RRD
1
Nov
2006
Technical Reports
San Joaquin, California, High-Speed Rail Grade Crossing Data Acquisition Characteristics, Methodology, and Risk Assessment
Keywords: Grade Crossings, Risk, Fast Laser Imaging-Mapping and Profiling (FLI-MAP), Geographic
Abstract: This report discusses data acquisition and analysis for grade crossing risk analysis at the proposed San Joaquin High-Speed Rail Corridor in San Joaquin, California, and documents...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/02
Office
RRD
1
Oct
2006
Technical Reports
Railroad Dispatching Operations: Putting Research into Practice–Workshop Summary
Keywords: Railroad dispatcher, train dispatcher, rail traffic controller, workload, fatigue, stress, taskload,
Abstract: This report summarizes the material presented at a 1-day workshop, Railroad Dispatching Operations: Putting Research into Practice, sponsored by the Federal Railroad...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/23
Office
RRD