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10 Dec 2021

Technical Reports

Test Evaluation of Retrofit Collison Post Design for Legacy Locomotives

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment

Keywords: Crashworthiness, collision post, freight locomotives, S-580

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/34
Office
RDI-22

20 Aug 2021

Technical Reports

Retrofit and Full-Scale Testing of a State-of-the-Art End Structure on a Budd M1 Cab Car

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment

Keywords: End structure, crashworthiness, retrofit, dynamic testing, quasi-static testing, finite element analysis, cab car, impacts, rail cars, collision

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/23
Office
RDI-22

30 Jul 2021

Technical Reports

Onboard Monitoring and Control – Wireless Sensor Networks Systems Integration

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Communications

Keywords: Wireless train network, hybrid technology network, wheel bearing sensor, train health monitoring, wireless sensor network, ad hoc network, freight train network

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/21
Office
RDI-23

30 Jul 2021

Research Results

Track Circuit Shunting Performance Study

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Communications

Keywords: Track circuits, shunt, shunting

Report Number
RR 21-13
Office
RDI-23

8 Mar 2021

Technical Reports

Development of Prototype Commuter Rail Passenger Seats for Use in CEM Passenger Rail Cars

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment

Keywords: Crashworthiness, occupant protection, full-scale train-to-train test, crash energy management, crush zones, rail cars, occupant survivability, collision, injury, impacts

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/11
Office
RDI-22