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16 Feb 2023

Technical Bulletins

Dimensions Applicable to Handles of Uncoupling Levers

Author
Office of Railroad Safety

Subject Motive Power and Equipment

Bulletin Number
MP&E 98-49
Discipline
Motive Power and Equipment

28 May 2019

Accident Investigations

HQ-2019-1338

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Accident Investigations, Motive Power and Equipment, Track

Keywords: derailment; CSX Transportation; New London Township, Ohio; Huron County, Ohio;

Abstract:

On May 28, 2019 at approximately 5:54 a.m., EDT, CSX Transportation (CSX) mixed freight train Q56027 (...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
CSX Transportation
Location

London Township, OH
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2019-1338

23 May 2019

Technical Reports

Fiber Optic Train Tracking - Phase 1

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Fiber Optic

Keywords: Fiber Optic Acoustic Detection, FOAD, fiber optic, testing, North American railroad, train tracking

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to test the train tracking capabilities of fiber optic acoustic detection (FOAD...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/14
Office
RDI-23

19 Apr 2019

Research Results

Fiber Optic Train Tracking - Phase 1

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Fiber Optic

Keywords: North American railroads, Fiber Optic Acoustic Detection, FOAD, fiber optic, wayside detection, safety

Abstract:

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a test conducted by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), in September 2017, to evaluate the capability of Fiber-...

Report Number
RR 19/12
Office
RDI-23

15 Apr 2019

Technical Reports

Quasi-Static Research Testing of Workstation Tables

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Occupant Protection, Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment, Testing

Keywords: Passenger rail car, workstation tables, energy absorption, interior crashworthiness, train collision safety

Abstract: Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) performed quasi-static destructive loading tests on two different designs of passenger workstation tables in accordance with the requirements of...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/08
Office
RDI-22