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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
Apr
1995
Technical Reports
Nationwide Study of Train Whistle Bans
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Train Horn Noise
Keywords: Guidance on the Quiet Zone Creation Process
Abstract: A national study examined the accident histories of grade crossings with whistle bans. Findings suggest that whistle bans increase the risk of accidents at crossings.
Office
RRS
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
1
Sep
1982
Technical Reports
Summary of the Department of Transportation Rail-Highway Crossing Accident Prediction Formulas and Resource Allocation Model
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: cost benefit
Abstract: This report describes a procedure for optimizing the safety impact of grade crossing funding distribution, based on accident rates and cost effectiveness of warning...
Report Number
DOT-TSC-FRA-82-l
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1981
Technical Reports
Dynamic Analysis of a Vehicle/Bridge System for Calculation of Impact Loads
Subject
Bridge and Structures Safety
Keywords: Bridge Design, Bridge Impact, Bridge Stresses, Mathematical Model
Abstract: A mathematical model to obtain various generalized physical properties, such as mass, stiffness, damping and loads, has been derived to evaluate the dynamic response of a coupled...
Report Number
R-447
Office
RRD