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Apr
2021
Research Results
Automated Video Inspection System for Grade Crossing Safety
Subject
Artificial Intelligence,
Grade Crossing Pedestrian Safety,
Grade Crossing Technology
Keywords: VisioStack, RailLinks, artificial intelligence, forward-facing video, grade crossing safety
Abstract: FRA sponsored a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) task to help reduce incidents at highway-rail crossings and improve the safety of both vehicles and pedestrians.
Report Number
RR 21-05
Office
RDI-21
2
Jun
2020
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Rollover Test and Corresponding Analytical Modeling – Survivability of Top Fittings for CPC-1232 Tank Car
Subject
Crashworthiness - Tank Car,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Full-scale testing, fittings, protection, rollover, tank car, tank car safety, CPC-1232 car
Abstract: A full-scale rollover test was performed on a CPC-1232 tank car body to determine the survivability of the top fittings and provide a comparison to past tank car-type rollover...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/22
Office
RDI-22
23
May
2019
Technical Reports
Fiber Optic Train Tracking - Phase 1
Subject
Fiber Optic
Keywords: Fiber Optic Acoustic Detection, FOAD, fiber optic, testing, North American railroad, train tracking
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to test the train tracking capabilities of fiber optic acoustic detection (FOAD...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/14
Office
RDI-23
19
Apr
2019
Research Results
Fiber Optic Train Tracking - Phase 1
Subject
Fiber Optic
Keywords: North American railroads, Fiber Optic Acoustic Detection, FOAD, fiber optic, wayside detection, safety
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a test conducted by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), in September 2017, to evaluate the capability of Fiber-...
Report Number
RR 19/12
Office
RDI-23
8
Apr
2019
Technical Reports
Railroad Test Track (RTT) Fiber Optic Acoustic Test Bed Expansion
Subject
Fiber Optic
Keywords: Fiber Optic Acoustic Detection, FOAD, fiber optic, test bed, Railroad Test Track, RTT
Abstract: he Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funded an expansion of the Railroad Test Track (RTT) Fiber Optic Acoustic Detection (FOAD) test bed. This test bed was designed for...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/07
Office
RDI-23