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18
Mar
2019
Technical Reports
Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB) – Optimization for Increased Reliability and Performance
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Electrically, Electrically Driven Set and Release Hand Brakes, EDHB, driven, hand brake, remote control, release sensor, electro-pneumatic, application sensor, vertical wheel, Group N, Group O, specification, standard, performance, prototype
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/03
Office
RDI-22
1
Mar
2019
Research Results
Development of Railroad Trespass and Grade Crossing Training Aids Research
Subject
Trespasser Programs
Keywords: Trespassing, grade crossing, mobile app, railroad safety, education, outreach, training
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) sponsored the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe...
Report Number
RR 19-05
Office
RDI-23
4
Dec
2018
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Rail Car Floor Fire Resistance Exposure and Test Article Scaling
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Rail car floor, fire resistance test, exposure duration, thermo-structural analysis, standard and realistic fires, floor fire barrier test, floor assembly
Abstract: The focus of this research was to determine the appropriate fire resistance exposure severity and duration for passenger rail car floor assemblies, as well as an assessment of the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/38
Office
RDI-22
1
Oct
2018
Reports to Congress
National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property
Subject
Trespasser Programs,
Accident Reduction,
Grade Crossings
Abstract: Trespassing on railroad property is the leading cause of all rail-related deaths in the United States. More people are struck and killed by trains each year while trespassing –...
16
Jul
2018
Technical Reports
Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Diesel multiple unit, DMU, fuel tanks, impact test, crashworthiness, finite element analysis, FEA, puncture resistance, passenger locomotive, fuel tanks
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology has been conducting research into passenger locomotive fuel tank crashworthiness. FRA...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/22
Office
RDI-22