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Sep
2007
Other Reports
Improved Tank Car Safety Research
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Improved Tank Car Safety Research
Report Number
RTDF2007-46013
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2005
Technical Reports
Damage Assessment of Railroad Tank Cars Involved in Accidents: Phase I - Literature Search and Evaluation
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Tank cars, damage assessment, guidelines
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, is conducting a research project titled, "Damage Assessment of Tank Cars Involved in...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/12
Office
RRD
1
Oct
2002
Technical Reports
Determination of a Sound Level for Railroad Horn Regulatory Compliance
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
USDOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory
Keywords: Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones
Abstract: This paper examines ways to determine the sound level required for drivers to detect a railroad horn to support rulemaking regarding the use of horns at grade crossings.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/28
1
Sep
2002
Technical Reports
Locomotive Crashworthiness Impact Test No. 1: Test Procedures, Instrumentation and Data
Subject
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Hopper Cars, Impact Test, Angle of Attack
Abstract: A full-scale locomotive impact test was performed August 1, 2002. The test involved a SD-45 locomotive, modified to meet AAR Specification S-580, and three trailing loaded hopper...
Report Number
DTFR53-93-C-00001
Office
RRD
1
May
1998
Technical Reports
Interim Report: Screening Tests of Alternative Grade Crossing Detection Technologies
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: TTC, Transportation Test Center, Enhanced Track Circuits, Non-Contact Sensors
Abstract: This report assesses grade crossing warning alternatives, such as enhanced circuits and non-contact sensors, that did not rely on track circuits to detect trains.
Office
RRD