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2
Mar
2023
Forms and Templates
6180.167 -- Bridge Inspection Report Public Version Request Form
Subject
Bridge and Structures Safety
15
Apr
2019
Technical Reports
Quasi-Static Research Testing of Workstation Tables
Subject
Occupant Protection,
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment,
Testing
Keywords: Passenger rail car, workstation tables, energy absorption, interior crashworthiness, train collision safety
Abstract: Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) performed quasi-static destructive loading tests on two different designs of passenger workstation tables in accordance with the requirements of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/08
Office
RDI-22
13
Nov
2018
Research Results
Rail Temperature Control System for Improved Railway Safety
Subject
Railroad System Issues
Keywords: passive control, thermal adsorption, steel railroad stress reduction, maximum temperature reduction, buckling
Abstract: Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has developed a tunable passive solution for limiting the maximum temperature of railroad track. The Rail Temperature Control System (RTCS)...
Report Number
RR 18-15
Office
RDI-21
23
Feb
2018
Research Results
Performance of Rail Fastening Systems on an Open-Deck Bridge
Subject
Bridge and Structures Safety
Keywords: Rail fastening systems, track gage strength, bridges, open-deck bridges
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) monitored the performance of rail fasteners on an open-deck bridge and its approaches, located at Norfolk Southern Corporation’s (...
Report Number
RR 18-02
Office
RDI-21
18
Dec
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1239 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Amtrak,
Human Factors,
Occupant Protection,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: derailment; Amtrak; DuPont, WA; Cascades passenger train service; fatalities; human factors
Abstract: At 7:33 a.m., PST, southbound National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Passenger Train Number 501 (Train 501) derailed in an 8-degree, 22-minute, left-hand curve at...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Amtrak 501
Location
DuPont, WA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1239
Investigation Status
Finalized