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Conference & Workshop
Ensuring Tank Car Safety Proceedings
Keywords: Ensuring Tank Car Safety Proceedings
United States
Other Reports
Florida's Train Whistle Ban
Keywords: Guidance on the Quiet Zone Creation Process
Technical Reports
Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project Results of a 15,000-mile over-the-road Test
Keywords: verticle coupler force; fatigue damage; NCF Historgam; LCF Histogram; impact time histories; OTR Testing; FEEST Data
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted with the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Transportation Test Center (TTC) - now known as the Transportation...
Technical Reports
Nationwide Study of Train Whistle Bans
Keywords: Guidance on the Quiet Zone Creation Process
Abstract: A national study examined the accident histories of grade crossings with whistle bans. Findings suggest that whistle bans increase the risk of accidents at crossings.
Technical Reports
Hazardous Materials Transportation in Tank Cars Analysis of Risks - Part II
Keywords: hazardous materials; risk; tank cars; polymerization; probability; self-heating; accidnet; thermal explosion