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Jun
2020
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Rollover Test and Corresponding Analytical Modeling – Survivability of Top Fittings for CPC-1232 Tank Car
Subject
Crashworthiness - Tank Car,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Full-scale testing, fittings, protection, rollover, tank car, tank car safety, CPC-1232 car
Abstract: A full-scale rollover test was performed on a CPC-1232 tank car body to determine the survivability of the top fittings and provide a comparison to past tank car-type rollover...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/22
Office
RDI-22
16
Aug
2017
Technical Reports
Blunt Impact Tests of Retired Passenger Locomotive Fuel Tanks
Subject
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Passenger locomotives, fuel tanks, impact testing, finite element analysis, diesel multiple unit, DMU, impact scenarios
Abstract: The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. conducted impact tests on three locomotive fuel tanks as part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s locomotive fuel tank...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/11
Office
RDI-22
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
3
Apr
2014
Technical Reports
Start Time Variability and Predictability in Railroad Train and Engine Freight and Passenger Service Employees
Subject
Human Factors,
Work Schedule & Sleep Patterns
Keywords: Work schedules, start time variability, fatigue, train and engine service, accident probability, FAST
Abstract: Start time variability in work schedules is often hypothesized to be a cause of railroad employee fatigue because unpredictable work start times prevent employees from planning...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/05
Office
RRD
22
Feb
2013
Technical Reports
Fatigue Status of the U.S. Railroad Industry
Subject
Fatigue Management,
Hours of Service,
Human Factors,
Sleep Disorders,
Work Schedule & Sleep Patterns
Keywords: Fatigue, work schedule, sleep pattern, sleep disorder, alertness, shiftwork, hours of service, split assignment, extra board
Abstract: This report draws on the results of several prior studies, all conducted with similar methodology, to characterize the prevalence of employee fatigue in the U.S. railroad industry...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/06
Office
RRD