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Apr
2000
Technical Reports
Crosstie and Fastener Tests at FAST: 1988-1999
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Wood Tie, Cross Tie, Rail Fasteners, Heavy Axle Loads, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing
Abstract: The Heavy Axle Load (HAL) implementation program began in 1988 with the objective of developing economically optimal and safe axle loads for North American railroads. This...
Report Number
R-937
Office
RRD
1
Mar
2000
Technical Reports
Single Passenger Rail Car Impact Test Volume II: Summary of Occupant Protection Program
Abstract: A test in which a single rail passenger car was crashed into a fixed wall at 35 mph was conducted at the Transportation Technology Center on November 16, 1999. The car was...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/02.2
Office
RRD
1
Mar
2000
Technical Reports
Single Passenger Rail Car Impact Test Volume I: Overview and Selected Results
Keywords: Transportation, safety, crashworthiness, occupant protection, rail vehicles
Abstract: On November 16, 1999, at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado, a test was conducted of a single rail passenger car colliding with a fixed wall at 35 mph. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/02.1
Office
RRD
1
Jan
2000
Technical Reports
Updated Analysis of Train Whistle Bans - January 2000
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
USDOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory
Keywords: Guidance on the Quiet Zone Creation Process
Office
RRS
1
Dec
1999
Technical Reports
Assessment of Potential Aerodynamic Effects on Personnel and Equipment in Proximity to High Speed Train Operations: Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Aerodynamic; Train interaction; Aerodynamics; High speed ground transportation; High speed rail; Human comfort; Passing trains; Safety; Window glazing
Abstract: Amtrak is planning to provide high-speed passenger train service at speeds significantly higher than their current top speed of 125 mph, and with these higher speeds, there are...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-99/11
Office
RRD