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Sep
2003
Technical Reports
Railroad Tank Car Relief Valve Requirements for Liquid PIH Lading
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Poison Inhalation Hazard, Thermally Reactive Materials, Polymerizable Materials, Dangerous When Wet Materials
Abstract: Analyses were performed for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) by Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/21
Office
RRD
13
Aug
2003
Technical Reports
Analysis of the Safety Impact of Train Horn Bans at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings: An Update Using 1997-2001 Data
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
USDOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory
Keywords: Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones
Abstract: This report updates Westat's prior report to FRA (Zador, 2002) in terms of both data and statistical methods. Safety impact estimates in the prior report were based on 5-year...
Report Number
Contract No. DTFR53-03-P-00005
Office
RRS
1
Aug
2003
Technical Reports
Acoustic Detection of Railcar Roller Bearing Defects: Phase II, Field Test
Keywords: Acoustic railroad bearing detection; tapered railroad roller bearings; railroad bearing defects; spalls; water etching; loose inner rings; roller defects
Abstract: The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Research and Test Department, conducted a series of simulated...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/06.II
Office
RDI-20
1
Aug
2003
Technical Reports
Acoustic Detection of Railcar Roller Bearing Defects: Phase III, System Evaluation Test
Keywords: Wayside Acoustic Bearing Detection; Railcar Roller Bearing Defects; Raceway Spalls; Roller Defects; Water Etching; Loose Bearing Components; Spun Cones
Abstract: In July 1999, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), conducted a system evaluation test as part of the Federal...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/06.III
Office
RDI-20
1
Aug
2003
Technical Reports
Fatigue Behavior of Railcar Wheel Steel at Ambient and Elevated Temperature
Keywords: Fatigue Behavior of Railcar Wheel Steel at Ambient and Elevated Temperature; material behavior; fatigue performance; TC128; railcar wheels; forgings
Abstract: This report presents the results of a material property test program undertaken on a Class B railcar wheel steel. This work was performed to obtain relevant fatigue data that may...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/19
Office
RDI-20