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Apr
2015
Research Results
An Evaluation of Safety Culture Initiatives at BNSF Railway
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Railroad safety culture; evaluation; BNSF; AN EVALUATION OF SAFETY CULTURE INITIATIVES AT BNSF RAILWAY
Abstract: Major safety culture (SC) initiatives initiated in the FRA Office of Research, Technology and Development (RT&D), such as Clear Signal for Action (CSA), the Investigation...
Report Number
RR 15-05
Office
RDI-24
31
Dec
2014
Research Results
Autonomous Broken Rail Detection Technology for Use on Revenue Service Trains
Keywords: broken rail; wavelet analysis; Autonomous Broken Rail Detection Technology for Use on Revenue Service Trains
Abstract: ENSCO Inc. in collaboration with Virginia Tech (VT) has developed, tested, and integrated a wavelet-based broken rail detection algorithm. This algorithm utilized acceleration...
Report Number
RR 14-40
Office
RDI-23
31
Dec
2014
Research Results
Crippling Test Of An M1 Passenger Railcar
Keywords: Occupant volume integrity; OVI; crippling; strength; alternative criteria;
Abstract: Occupied volume integrity (OVI) refers to a passenger railcar’s ability to preserve interior cabin space for passengers and crew during an accident. By preventing or minimizing...
Report Number
RR 14-43
Office
RDI-22
2
Dec
2014
Research Results
Prototype Design and Test of a Collision Protection System for Cab Car Engineers
Keywords: Crashworthiness, cab console, secondary impact protection, airbags, energy absorption, crushable knee bolster, sled testing, crash energy management, injury criteria, finite element analysis
Abstract: Advancements in the design of rail cars can potentially prevent the structural collapse of space occupied by a cab car engineer during a train collision. With adequate survival...
Report Number
RR 14-37
Office
RDI-22
12
Nov
2014
Research Results
Control of Rolling Contact Fatigue on Premium Rails in Revenue Service
Keywords: Rail life extension, premium rail, revenue service
Abstract: Effective rail maintenance strategies are essential for controlling rolling contact fatigue (RCF) and reducing wear of rails under heavy axle load (HAL) operations. In an...
Report Number
RR 14-34
Office
RDI-21