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5
Mar
2019
Technical Reports
Data Analysis for Maintenance-of-Way Worker Fatigue
Subject
Fatigue Management
Keywords: Fatigue, work schedule, maintenance-of-way, sleep pattern, alertness, shiftwork, hours of service, biomathematical fatigue model
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/02
Office
RDI-24
13
Jul
2018
Technical Reports
Discrete Element Modeling of Railroad Ballast Behavior
Subject
Laboratory,
Testing
Keywords: Ballast behavior, discrete element modeling, DEM, Discrete Element Method, triaxial test, fouling, dynamic train loading, ballast degradation and image analysis
Abstract: An innovative integrated computational-experimental laboratory testing framework has been developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to evaluate clean and fouled...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/20
Office
RDI-21
2
May
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1266 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Fatigue Management,
Human Factors,
Switching Operations
Keywords: derailment; BNSF Railway Company; Saginaw, TX; human factors
Abstract: At approximately 1:30 a.m., CDT, BNSF Railway (BNSF) derailed 18 railcars in the Saginaw, Texas Yard, at Milepost (MP) 351.4 on the Ft. Worth Subdivision. The switch crew handling...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway Company
Location
Saginaw, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1266
Investigation Status
Finalized
26
May
2017
Research Results
Industry Survey of Bolsters and Side Frames Removed from Service
Subject
Best Practices,
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Bolster, side frame, casting, survey, steel
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) conducted an industry survey of defective bolsters and side frames removed from service. Scrapped components (approximately 70...
Report Number
RR 17-07
Office
RDI-22
27
Apr
2017
Reference Materials
Transportation Technology Center (TTC) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: Transportation Technology Center, TTC, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, UAS
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) owns the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado. Since its dedication as the High Speed Ground Test Center in 1971,...