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Mar
2017
Technical Reports
Reporting of Suicide and Trespass Incidents by Online Media in the United States
Subject
Trespasser Programs
Keywords: : Railroad, suicide, trespass, media, reporting, suicide contagion, Werther effect
Abstract: : The reporting of a suicide death in the media has the potential to increase imitative suicide attempts for vulnerable individuals who read the article, a phenomenon known as...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/02
Office
RDI-24
13
Jan
2017
Technical Reports
Weld Repair of Manganese Frogs for Enhanced Performance
Subject
Best Practices,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Track
Keywords: Reciprocating wire feed, constant voltage, Flux-Cored Arc Welding, heat-affected zone, radiographic testing, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, ultimate tensile strength, yield strength.
Abstract: When special trackwork contact surfaces (such as manganese-steel turnout frogs) become worn and damaged, they can be repaired to extend their lifetime, but current repair...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/01
Office
RRD
22
Dec
2016
Technical Reports
Force Environment Evaluation of Stub Sills on Tank Cars Using Autonomous Over-the-Road Testing of the Instrumented Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Tank cars, stub sills, ENSCO, track geometry, measurement, load environment, operating conditions, instrumented tank cars, data collection, vertical coupler force, longitudinal coupler force
Abstract: Fractures have been observed on stub sill tank cars for many years. Undetected and unattended, these fractures can develop into a variety of tank car failures. While tank car...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/39
Office
RDI-22
13
Dec
2016
Technical Reports
Side Impact Test and Analysis of a DOT-112 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact test, DOT-112 tank car, tank car performance, transportation safety, toxic by inhalation (TIH)
Abstract: As part of a program to improve transportation safety for tank cars, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) has conducted a side impact test on a DOT-112 tank car to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/38
Office
RDI-22
5
Dec
2016
Technical Reports
Crash Energy Management: One and Two Car Passenger Rail Impact Tests - Summary of Structural and Occupant Test Results
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: Transportation, safety, crash energy management, crashworthiness, passenger rail vehicles, cab car end structure, impact test
Abstract: Two full-scale impact tests were conducted to measure the crashworthiness performance of Crash Energy Management (CEM) equipped passenger rail cars. On December 3, 2003, a...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/37
Office
RDI-22