eLibrary Search
The FRA eLibrary contains all the documents that are found throughout the FRA Public Website. Multiple pages on the website may link to the same eLibrary item based on its set of metatdata.
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Technical Reports
Monitoring Devices for Railroad Emergency Response Team
Keywords: Spills, Photo-Ionization, Gas Chromatograph Mass-Spectrometer
Abstract: This report examines new devices and technologies either commercially available or being developed which might have application to the railroad hazardous material spill response...
Reports to Congress
The President's 1984 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: The President's 1984 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety through the...
Technical Reports
Thermal Protection Study of Cryogenic Tank Cars
Keywords: Railroad Tank Cars; safety; cryogenic; thermal systems
Abstract: This study was concerned with the thermal protection capability of insulation systems used on tank cars which are utilized in the transportation of hazardous materials at...
Technical Reports
Thermal Insulation Systems Study for the Chlorine Tank Car
Keywords: Thermal systems; ceramic fiber; safety; chlorine; railroad tank cars
Abstract: A number of therma1 tests were performed on three insulation systems. The purpose was to ascertain if an insulation system consisting of existing materials could prevent the...
Reports to Congress
The President's 1983 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: The President's 1983 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve railroad safety through...