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22
Dec
1999
Emergency Orders
Oregon Pacific Railroad; Emergency Order to Prevent Operation of Trains on the Railroad Bridge Crossing Johnson Creek in the City of Milwaukee, Oregon.
Subject
Bridge and Structures Safety
Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 22, Notice No. 1
1
Oct
1999
Reports to Congress
Report to Committees of the Congress : Bridge Displacement Detection Systems
Subject
Bridge and Structures Safety
Abstract: The overall risk of damage to rail bridges is small in relation to other risks in railroad operations and is diffused over a large number of bridges. FRA has documented bridge...
1
Sep
1996
Technical Reports
Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains: Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: Crash Energy Management, Interior Crashworthiness, Occupant Restraint
Abstract: Studies were conducted evaluating the effectiveness of alternative strategies for providing crashworthiness of the vehicle structures and on the effectiveness of alternative...
Report Number
DOT-VNTSC-FRA-96-5
Office
RRD
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
1
Dec
1993
Technical Reports
Bridge Tests by Using the Track Loading Vehicle
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