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1
Sep
2001
Other Reports
A Method For Upgrading The Peformance At Track Transitions For High-Speed Service
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: high-speed trains, transition regions, matched pads, track, dynamic load fluctuations, vertical track stiffness, dynamic wheel force, track ballast, bridge abutments
Abstract: High-speed trains in the speed range of 100 to 160 mph require tracks of nearly perfect geometry and mechanical uniformity, when subjected to moving wheel loads. Therefore, this...
Report Number
DOT-VNTSC-FRA-00-06
Office
RRD
1
Jul
2001
Technical Reports
Locomotive Crashworthiness Research: Modeling, Simulation and Validation
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Locomotive, Crashworthiness, Analysis, Simulation, Safety dynamic
Abstract: A technique was developed to realistically simulate the dynamic, nonlinear structural behavior of moving rail vehicles and objects struck during a collision. A new approach...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/23
Office
RRD
1
Jan
2001
Other Reports
Office of Rail Safety Research
Subject
Safety Regulatory Analysis
Keywords: R&D, Mission Statement, Organization Structure
Abstract: [From the Introduction] The third R&D office, which was created under the reorganization, is the Office of Rail Safety Research. Its mission is to plan, sponsor, and...
Office
RRD
31
Aug
2000
Other Reports
Assessment of Risks for High-Speed Rail Grade Crossings on the Empire Corridor
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Grade Crossing; Risk Assessment; Empire ;
Abstract: The report describes a risk-based approach for assessing the implications of higher train speeds on highway-railroad grade crossing safety, and allocating limited resources to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/RDV-00/05
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1999
Technical Reports
Assessment of Potential Aerodynamic Effects on Personnel and Equipment in Proximity to High Speed Train Operations: Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Aerodynamic; Train interaction; Aerodynamics; High speed ground transportation; High speed rail; Human comfort; Passing trains; Safety; Window glazing
Abstract: Amtrak is planning to provide high-speed passenger train service at speeds significantly higher than their current top speed of 125 mph, and with these higher speeds, there are...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-99/11
Office
RRD