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Other Reports
Preliminary Summary of 1994 Accident/Incident Data for January - December
Keywords: Accident data, Incident data
Abstract: A railroad is required to make an accident/incident report within 30 days of the end of each month. The FRA examines these reports and resolves errors, omissions, and...
Technical Reports
Nucars Modeling in Support of Freight Car Tolerance Side Bearing Clearance Test
Keywords: Secondary Suspensiong Configurations, High C.G. Cars, Wheel/Rail Coefficient, Spring Stiffness, Hydraulic Damping
Abstract: The objective of this investigation was to support previous (1993) on-track testing and analystical modeling to further determine the effect of side bearing clearance in the...
Other Reports
Selected Fatality Study : Task Force for On-Track Safety : January, 1986 - September, 1994
Technical Reports
Engineering Data on Selected North American Railroad Passenger Car Trucks
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Vehicle-Track Interaction
Abstract: This report presents the results of an effort to compile truck and population data for the U.S. fleet of railroad passenger cars, and to describe the different passenger car truck...
Other Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration Calendar Year 1993
Abstract: The 1993 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration {FRA) includes 94 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: o the...