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Technical Reports
Aluminum Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation
Keywords: Tank Car; Head Shield; Hazardous Material; Train Collision; Puncture Resistance; Accident Survivability
Abstract: Experimental studies to maintain the safety of transporting hazardous material by rail have been extended to evaluate the effectiveness of steel head shields for the protection of...
Technical Reports
Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars
Keywords: Train derailments response, Pressure and nonpressure tank cars, Hazardous materials, Tank car unloading procedures, Transfer, Venting, Flaring, Vent and burn, Hot Tapping
Abstract: The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has prepared a handbook entitled 'Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars' containing guidelines for use by responders to...
Technical Reports
Hazardous Materials Car Placement in A Train Consist- Volume II (Appendices)
Keywords: Derailment, Chemical Incompatibility, Railroad Operations, Cost/Benefit Analysis
Abstract: In response to major derailments involving hazardous materials cars, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated the review of the consequences of hazardous materials...
Emergency Orders
Owners of Railroad Tank Cars; Railroads Modification of Emergency Order Requiring Inspection and Repair of Dual Diameter Tank Cars
Emergency Orders
Owners of Railroad Tank Cars; Railroads Emergency Order Requiring Inspection and Repair of Dual Diameter Tank Cars