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Technical Reports
Evaluation of Modern Locomotive Crashworthiness Performance
Keywords: FRA, AAR, NTSB, 49 CFR Part 229, S-580, crashworthiness, modern locomotive, collision, finite element model, finite element analysis
Abstract: The goal of this project is to assess crew safety of existing locomotive crashworthiness requirements using existing modern freight locomotive crash data analyses and...
Other Reports
Federal Railroad Administration Guide for Preparing U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Forms
Abstract: This Guide for Preparing U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Forms (Guide) is intended to provide guidance to operating railroads and States on completing the U.S. DOT Crossing...
Research Results
Short Line Safety Institute: 2023 Systematic Review
Keywords: freight railroads, regional railroads, short line railroads, safety culture assessment, safety culture measurement, state of rail industry
Reference Materials
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) Employee On Duty (EOD) Safety Reports – October 2009
Keywords: RRS
Reference Materials
American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) Employee On Duty (EOD) Safety Reports – November 2009
Keywords: RRS