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Sep
2003
Safety Advisories
Advising all persons involved in loading and unloading products from railroad tank cars that they cannot rely on internal excess flow valves to stop the flow of product except under the limited conditions for which these valves were designed and installed
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Hazardous Materials; railroad tank car; hazardous material;� tank car excess flow; NTSB
Safety Advisory Number
2003-02
1
Sep
2003
Technical Reports
Tank Car Relief Valve Requirement for Liquid Posison Inhalation Hazard (PIH) Lading
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Tank Car, Hazardous Materials, Pressure Relief Valves, Poison Inhalation Hazard, PIH, Thermally Reactive Materials, Polymerizable Materials, Dangerous When Wet Materials
Abstract: Analyses were performed for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) by Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/21
Office
RRD
1
Sep
2003
Technical Reports
Railroad Tank Car Relief Valve Requirements for Liquid PIH Lading
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Poison Inhalation Hazard, Thermally Reactive Materials, Polymerizable Materials, Dangerous When Wet Materials
Abstract: Analyses were performed for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) by Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/21
Office
RRD
18
Apr
2003
Technical Bulletins
Human Factors Circadian Rhythms Supplement
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Sleep Disorders
Abstract: Technical Bulletin G-03-O1 regarding this subject is rescinded and reissued using G-03-02.
Bulletin Number
G-03-02
Discipline
Motive Power and Equipment
1
Feb
2003
Technical Reports
Crashworthiness Design Modifications for Locomotive and Cab Car Anticlimbing Systems
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Crashworthiness, Anticlimbing, Collisions, Passenger rail vehicles, Freight locomotives
Abstract: This study addressed the feasibility of incorporating complete anticlimbing systems into both passenger and freight locomotives. Complete systems include pushback couplers,...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/05