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1 Nov 1989

Other Reports

Safety Aspects of New and Untried Freight Cars

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; F.D Irani; N.G. Wilson; C. L. Urban

Subject Safety Advisories, Safety Regulatory Analysis, Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Freight cars, Untried freight cars, Safety

Abstract: Recent research efforts sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will lead to the development of safety criteria for critical parameters of rail vehicles. Suggested...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-88/07
Office
RRD

1 Aug 1989

Technical Reports

Cant Deficiency Test Safety Monitoring Using Accelerometer Measurements

Author
Patrick Boyd

Subject Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Derailment Safety, Wheel Forces, Lateral Acceleration, Instrumented Wheels

Abstract: The FRA has performed high cant deficiency curving tests on several passenger trains using instrumented wheels to measure wheel forces for comparison to derailment safety criteria...

Report Number
DOT-FRA/ORD-8 9/05
Office
RRD

1 Apr 1989

Technical Reports

Railroad Passenger Ride Safety

Author
R.P. Owings, P.L. Boyd

Subject Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Safety, Ride Safety, Railroad Passenger Service, Lateral Acceleration, Jolt, Jerk, Cant Definicency, Vehicle Over-Turning

Abstract: Safety requirements for high cant deficiency rail passenger service address the dangers of vehicle derailment, track damage and unreasonable risks to standing passengers of...

Report Number
DOT-FRA/ORD-89/06
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1988

Technical Reports

A Risk Assessment Study on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials over the U.S. Railroads

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; Phani K. Raj

Subject Hazardous Materials, Safety Advisories

Keywords: Hazmat, Train Accident, Risk casualty, Annual frequency, Safety, Probability, Release main line, Yard, Risk profile

Abstract: A comprehensive and generic risk assessment model has been developed for evaluating the risk to the public from the transportation of hazardous materials (Hazmat) on rail over...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-88/14
Office
RDI-22

1 Jan 1988

Other Reports

Recent Developments in Railroad Safety Research

Author
Office of Research and Development, Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Railroad Technology, Railroad Research, R&D

Abstract: [From the Preface] This report is a summary of the railroad safety research conducted over the seven-year period from 1981 through 1987. It does not include all of the research...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-88/03
Office
RRD