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16 Sep 1999

Administrative Hearings

Appeal of Dennis Bourgeois, Jr. (FRA—Locomotive Engineer Certification Case) Docket No. EQAL 97-79

Subject Enforcement

Abstract: Petitioner, Dennis Bourgeois, Jr. (“Bourgeois”), through the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, appealed to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”),...

3 Oct 1996

Administrative Hearings

Appeals of Chicago and North Western Railway Company and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA—Locomotive Engineer Certification Case) Docket No. EQAL 92—51

Subject Enforcement

Abstract: The Chicago and North Western Railway Company (“C&NW”)1 and the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”) have appealed, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. §240.411, a decision of an...

16 Feb 1996

Emergency Orders

Tonawanda Island Railroad; Emergency Order to Prevent Operation of Trains on Bridge 7708810

Subject Bridge and Structures Safety

Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 19, Notice No. 1

8 Feb 1996

Administrative Hearings

Appeal of Ernest W. Wood III (FRA—Locomotive Engineer Certification Case) Docket No. EQAL 92—40

Subject Enforcement

Abstract: Petitioner, Ernest W. Wood III, has appealed (September 21, 1995) to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”), under the provisions of 49 C.F.R. § 240.411...

1 Dec 1993

Technical Reports

Bridge Tests by Using the Track Loading Vehicle

Author
Satya P. Singh

Subject Bridge and Structures Safety

Keywords: Bridges, Trusses, Static Tests, Dynamic Tests, Track Loading Vehicle, Influence Line, Impact Percentage, Damping Ratio, Strain, Axial Force, Power Spectral Density, Mode, Frequency

Abstract: The Track Loading Vehicle (TLV) was used to conduct a series of bridge tests. The Big Creek Through Truss Bridge on the Norfolk Southern Railroad in Tennessee was used for thee...

Report Number
R-837
Office
RRD