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1
Jan
2017
Presentations
Moving Map Displays: Using CTIL and Eye-Tracking Technologies to Measure Operator Glance Durations and Performance in Locomotive Cabs
Subject
Human Factors,
Autonomous
Keywords: CTIL; CTILWEB; Automation; Distraction; Human-Error; Eye-tracking; Moving Map; iPad;
Abstract: Distraction is a growing problem in the cabs of modern locomotives. The 2008 commuter train collision at Chatsworth, CA resulting in 28 fatalities, points to the dangers of...
Presenter
Young, Jared
Audience
Federal Railroad Association
Location
Washington, DC
United States
22
Dec
2016
Technical Reports
Force Environment Evaluation of Stub Sills on Tank Cars Using Autonomous Over-the-Road Testing of the Instrumented Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Tank cars, stub sills, ENSCO, track geometry, measurement, load environment, operating conditions, instrumented tank cars, data collection, vertical coupler force, longitudinal coupler force
Abstract: Fractures have been observed on stub sill tank cars for many years. Undetected and unattended, these fractures can develop into a variety of tank car failures. While tank car...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/39
Office
RDI-22
13
Dec
2016
Technical Reports
Side Impact Test and Analysis of a DOT-112 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact test, DOT-112 tank car, tank car performance, transportation safety, toxic by inhalation (TIH)
Abstract: As part of a program to improve transportation safety for tank cars, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) has conducted a side impact test on a DOT-112 tank car to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/38
Office
RDI-22
1
Dec
2016
Other Reports
Advanced Tank Car Collaborative Research Program (ATCCRP)
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Abstract: Over the last decade, there has been significant ongoing research to develop strategies for improving railroad tank cars so they can maintain tank integrity for more severe...
30
Aug
2016
Technical Reports
Probability of Detection Evaluation Results for Railroad Tank Car Nondestructive Testing
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Nondestructive testing, direct visual testing , liquid penetrant testing, magnetic particle testing, ultrasonic testing, phased array ultrasonic testing, probability of detection, railroad tank car, butt weld, fillet weld, defect
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), and rail industry participants have performed probability of detection (POD)...
Report Number
DOT/ORD/FRA-16/35
Office
RDI-22