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Dec
2013
Technical Reports
Workstation Table Crashworthiness Tests
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Occupant Protection,
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment,
Passenger Rail,
Collision
Keywords: Crashworthiness, workstation table, full-scale train-to-train test, crash energy management, crush zones, rail cars, occupant survivability, collision, injury, impacts
Abstract: This report describes results from the Option C component of a research program aimed at improving crashworthiness of passenger train workstation tables. Research conducted in the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/48
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2013
Accident Investigations
19287
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Hazardous Materials,
Human Factors,
Sleep Disorders
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Hazardous Materials, Sleep Apnea
Abstract: On December 1, 2013, at 7:19 a.m., EST, a southbound Metro-North Railroad (MNCW) passenger train, number 8808, derailed in Bronx, New York, on Main Track Number 2. The derailment...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Metro North Commuter Railroad Company
Location
Bronx, NY
United States
Accident Number
DRM_2013_28 (Summary Report)
Investigation Status
Finalized
1
Dec
2013
Accident Investigations
HQ-2013-28 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Hazardous Materials,
Human Factors,
Sleep Disorders
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Hazardous Materials, Sleep Apnea
Abstract: On December 1, 2013, at 7:19 a.m., EST, a southbound Metro-North Railroad (MNCW) passenger train, number 8808, derailed in Bronx, New York, on Main Track Number 2. The derailment...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Metro North Commuter Railroad Company
Location
Bronx, NY
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2013-28
Investigation Status
Finalized
28
Oct
2013
Technical Reports
Alternative Occupied Volume Integrity (OVI) Tests and Analyses
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Occupant Protection,
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Occupant volume integrity, testing, finite element analysis, passenger equipment, crashworthiness
Abstract: FRA, supported by the Volpe Center, conducted research on alternative methods of evaluating occupied volume integrity (OVI) in passenger railcars. Guided by this research, an...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/46
Office
RRD
9
May
2013
Other Reports
Research and Development Strategic Plan
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Human Factors,
Rolling Stock,
Signal and Train Control,
Track
Keywords: strategic plan; research and development
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/27
Office
RRD