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10
Feb
2020
Research Results
Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-113 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Tank cars, impact testing, puncture resistance, hazardous materials, HAZMAT, finite element analysis, FEA, model validation
Abstract: On November 19, 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a full-scale shell impact test of a DOT-113C120W (DOT-113) tank car at the Transportation Technology...
Report Number
RR 20-03
Office
RDI-22
22
Jan
2020
Research Results
Trespasser Intent Determination and Evaluation (TIDE) Criteria
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Suicide, trespass, railroad, fatalities, intent, determination criteria
Abstract: Findings showed that probable suicide determinations were similar between the official determination by a medical examiner or coroner and the TIDE criteria....
Report Number
RR 20-02
Office
RDI-24
17
Oct
2019
Research Results
System-Wide Implementation of Rail Right-of-Way Incursion Treatments
Subject
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: grade crossing, right-of-way incursion, rail, vehicle incursion, railroad safety
Abstract: Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Long Island Rail Road implemented high-visibility markings at grade crossings system-wide to reduce drivers turning onto the track....
Report Number
RR 19-20
Office
RDI-23
16
Oct
2019
Research Results
Rail Safety Training for Law Enforcement
Subject
Emergency Preparedness,
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education
Keywords: LERT, QNA, crossing, training, video
Abstract: The Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement is a video-based training for emergency dispatchers that teaches them how to safely respond to rail accidents.
Report Number
RR 19-19
Office
RDI-23
20
Sep
2019
Research Results
Short Line Safety Institute: Early Outcomes after a Safety Culture Assessment
Subject
Safety Culture
Keywords: safety culture, Short Line Safety Institute, assessment
Abstract: The research reported here, conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe Center (Volpe), provides insight into (a) what changes assessed railroads have...
Report Number
RR 19/18
Office
RDI-24