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1
Oct
2002
Technical Reports
Determination of a Sound Level for Railroad Horn Regulatory Compliance
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
USDOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory
Keywords: Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones
Abstract: This paper examines ways to determine the sound level required for drivers to detect a railroad horn to support rulemaking regarding the use of horns at grade crossings.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/28
1
Jan
2001
Other Reports
FAST Heavy Axle Load Program Safety Compendium
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, HAL, Operational Safety
Abstract: [From the Introduction] The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) have jointly funded research activity at the Facility for...
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2000
Technical Reports
Economics of Heavy Axle Loads: Predicted and Actual Benefits of HAL Operations
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Cost/Benefit Analysis, TTC, Transportation Test Center
Abstract: Over the past 15 years, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (formerly Research and Test Department of the Association of American Railroads) has devoted a great deal of...
Report Number
R-943
Office
RRD
24
May
2000
Technical Reports
Single Passenger Rail Car Impact Test Volume III: Test Procedures, Instrumentation and Data
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Impact test, Passenger car, Speed
Abstract: A full-scale impact test was performed November 16, 1999 at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, Colorado. The test was performed on a...
Report Number
FRA/ORD/00/02.III
Office
RRD
1
Apr
2000
Technical Reports
Crosstie and Fastener Tests at FAST: 1988-1999
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Wood Tie, Cross Tie, Rail Fasteners, Heavy Axle Loads, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing
Abstract: The Heavy Axle Load (HAL) implementation program began in 1988 with the objective of developing economically optimal and safe axle loads for North American railroads. This...
Report Number
R-937
Office
RRD