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Mar
2006
Safety Advisories
Provides recommended practices for the testing, classification, and reuse of second-hand rail. The purpose of the safety advisory is to reduce the number of rail defects that occur when second-hand rail is used.
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Track
Keywords: broken rail ; NTSB ; precipitation of internal hydrogen
Safety Advisory Number
2006-02
3
May
2004
Safety Advisories
Addresses recommended safety practices and reviews existing requirements for the protection of roadway workers from traffic on adjacent tracks and to heighten awareness to prevent the inadvertent fouling of track when on-track safety is not provided
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Signal and Train Control,
Track
Keywords: Track; roadway worker rule; adjacent tracks; large-scale; controlled track
Safety Advisory Number
2004-01
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
Jan
2001
Other Reports
HAL Substructure Investigation Using Rapid, Non-Destructive Techniques
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Cone Penetrometer, Heavy Axle Load, Subgrade
Abstract: As part of a program to determine the nature of track substructure problems and to recommend the best remedial action, the Association of American Railroads has developed an on-...
Office
RRD
1
Oct
2000
Technical Reports
The Comparative Wear Performance of Premium and Bainitic Rail Steels under Heavy Axle Loads
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Pearlitic Steel, Bainitic Steel, Wear Analysis
Abstract: The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads has conducted wear tests on a range of rail steels in a 5-degree curve at...
Report Number
R-941
Office
RRD