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13
Nov
2018
Research Results
Rail Temperature Control System for Improved Railway Safety
Subject
Railroad System Issues
Keywords: passive control, thermal adsorption, steel railroad stress reduction, maximum temperature reduction, buckling
Abstract: Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has developed a tunable passive solution for limiting the maximum temperature of railroad track. The Rail Temperature Control System (RTCS)...
Report Number
RR 18-15
Office
RDI-21
28
Oct
2009
Technical Reports
Handbook for Railroad Noise Measurement and Analysis
Subject
Industrial Hygiene,
Occupational Noise Exposure
Keywords: noise exposure monitoring, load cell test stand
Abstract: This handbook is an update, restructuring and expansion of the 1982 document “Handbook for the Measurement, Analysis, and Abatement of Railroad Noise” originally developed by...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/RRS-09/10-IH
Office
RRS
27
Oct
2006
Compliance Manuals
Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating Employees 49 CFR Part 227 and Locomotive Cab Noise Standard 49 CFR Part 229.121
Subject
Industrial Hygiene,
Occupational Noise Exposure
Keywords: Noise Compliance Manual
Abstract: This discipline-specific manual prescribes technical guidance to Federal and State Industrial Hygienists, Operating Practices and Motive Power & Equipment Inspectors and...
Discipline
Operating Practices
1
Jan
2003
Research Results
The Impact of Safety Rules Revisions on Safety Culture, Incident Rates, and Liability Claims in the U.S. Railroad Industry
Subject
Human Factors,
Railroad Employees,
Railroad Safety Information Management,
Railroad Safety Program Management,
Railroad Safety Technical Training Standards
Keywords: Railroad safety culture, safety rules revision, safety rules consolidation, compliance, FELA, Federal Employer’s Liability Act, incident rates, liability claims, lessons-learned
Report Number
RR03-03
Office
RDI-24
1
Aug
1992
Technical Reports
Controlled Tank Car Impact Tests
Subject
Railroad Safety Information Management
Keywords: Tank Car Impact, Safety Vent Nozzle, Surge Pressures during Impact, Impact Conditions
Abstract: A series of controlled tank car impact tests were performed by the Association of American Railroads as part of a Federal Railroad Administration Task Order entitled "Hazardous...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/28
Office
RRD