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Dec
2014
Technical Reports
Development, Fabrication and Testing of Locomotive Crashworthy Components: Base Effort
Subject
Collision
Keywords: Locomotives; rail cars; override; collision; injury; impacts
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) are continuing to evaluate new technologies for increasing...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/38
Office
RDI-22
24
Nov
2014
Technical Reports
Countermeasures to Mitigate Intentional Deaths on Railroad Rights-of-Way: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespass Countermeasures
Keywords: Suicide, railroad, intentional fatality, trespass, countermeasure, suicide prevention, high speed rail
Abstract: Researchers summarized and compared existing strategies for preventing suicides on railroad tracks, including discussion of different points of intervention.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/36
Office
RDI-24
19
Nov
2014
Technical Reports
Passenger Train Emergency Systems: Development of Prototype railEXODUS Software for U.S. Passenger Rail Car Egress
Subject
Emergency Preparedness,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: passenger trains, railroads, commuter rail, transportation, emergency evacuation, emergency egress, emergency exits, egress computer models, egress experiments, egress simulation, emergency evacuation simulation
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), is sponsoring a research program, which includes investigation of the applicability of...
Report Number
(DOT/FRA/ORD-14/35)
Office
RDI-22
12
Nov
2014
Technical Reports
Developing a Reliable Signal Wire Attachment Method
Keywords: Railroad; rail; rail head; rail head defect; train control; signal wire attachment; liquid metal embrittlement; heat affected zone; solid state welding; naval brass; rail wire interface; martensite; inertial welding
Abstract: The goal of this project was to develop a better attachment method for rail signal wires to improve the reliability of signaling systems. EWI conducted basic research into the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/33
Office
RDI-21
12
Nov
2014
Technical Reports
Trespass Event Risk Factors
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespass Countermeasures
Keywords: Railroading, trespassing, risk factors, data collection
Abstract: This report investigated 4 common risk factors for rail trespassing incidents: ignoring warning signs, intoxication, electronic device use, and location-based factors. ...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/32
Office
RDI-23