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15
Apr
2019
Technical Reports
Quasi-Static Research Testing of Workstation Tables
Subject
Occupant Protection,
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment,
Testing
Keywords: Passenger rail car, workstation tables, energy absorption, interior crashworthiness, train collision safety
Abstract: Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) performed quasi-static destructive loading tests on two different designs of passenger workstation tables in accordance with the requirements of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/08
Office
RDI-22
8
Mar
2019
Technical Bulletins
Application of the Hours of Service Laws to Positive Train Control Systems
Subject
Hours of Service
Bulletin Number
S-19-01
Discipline
Signal and Train Control
18
Dec
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1239 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Amtrak,
Human Factors,
Occupant Protection,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: derailment; Amtrak; DuPont, WA; Cascades passenger train service; fatalities; human factors
Abstract: At 7:33 a.m., PST, southbound National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Passenger Train Number 501 (Train 501) derailed in an 8-degree, 22-minute, left-hand curve at...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Amtrak 501
Location
DuPont, WA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1239
Investigation Status
Finalized
8
Dec
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1237 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Accident Investigations, CSX, Hazardous Materials
Abstract: On December 8, 2017, at 2:08 p.m., EST, eastbound CSX Transportation (CSX) mixed freight Train Q40407, consisting of 3 locomotives and 141 cars (66 loads/75 empties), derailed 31...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
CSX Transportation
Location
Union, NJ
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1237
Investigation Status
Finalized
29
Nov
2017
Technical Reports
Improved Concrete Crosstie and Fastening Systems for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint Corridors: Volume 1 – Project Summary Report
Subject
Freight Operations,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Concrete crossties, fastening systems, flexural behavior, mechanistic design, infrastructure components, finite element modeling, field experimentation
Abstract: Rail corridors often experience a wide variety of passenger and freight train loads, track geometry characteristics, and environmental conditions. These factors must be considered...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/23
Office
RDI-21