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1
Jul
2002
Technical Reports
Commuter Rail Seat Testing and Analysis
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Commuter Rail, M-Style Seat, Walkover Seat, Static Testing, Dynamic Testing, Structural Integrity, Occupant Safety
Abstract: The need to determine the structural integrity and passenger safety provided by existing commuter rail seats was identified by the Construction/Structural Subgroup of the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/06
Office
RRD
1
Apr
2002
Technical Reports
Aerodynamic Effects of High-Speed Passenger Trains on Other Trains
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Derailment, Container dislodgement, Aerodynamic load, Double stack container, Pressure contours, Bi-level passenger rail car, High speed rail
Abstract: With the onset of high-speed train operations in the United States, a study was undertaken to determine the possible aerodynamic effects of these trains have on their surroundings...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/12
Office
RRD
20
Mar
2002
Technical Reports
Concept of Operations and System Requirements Specification for a Vehicle Tracking System at the Transportation Technology Center
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: GPS, Vehicle Tracking, Location Determination System, Satellite Tracking, Railroad
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), performed a review of currently available Vehicle Tracking System (VTS...
Report Number
DTFR 53-93-C-00001
Office
RRD
1
Mar
2002
Technical Reports
Passenger Rail Two Car Impact Test Volume III- Test Procedures Instrumentation and Data
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Impact test, Commuter rail passenger car, computational models, kinematic models
Abstract: A full-scale impact test was performed April 4, 2000 at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colorado by Transportation Technology...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-01/22.III
Office
RRD
1
Mar
2002
Technical Reports
Review of Available Vehicle Tracking Systems for Use at the Transportation Technology Center
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: GPS, Vehicle Tracking, Location Determination System, Satellite Tracking, Railroad
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), performed a review of currently available Vehicle Tracking System (VTS...
Office
RRD