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Sep
2023
Technical Reports
Characterization of Track Geometry for Various Operational Conditions
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track geometry, track quality, track irregularities, space curve, Automated Track Inspection Program, ATIP, Power Spectral Density, PSD, clustering
Abstract: This report characterizes the amplitude and wavelength content of the current track geometry environment of the United States railroad system and examines the combination of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/25
Office
RDI-22
11
Aug
2023
Technical Reports
Measurement and Characterization of Track Geometry Data: Literature Review and Recommendations for Processing FRA ATIP Program Data
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track geometry, track quality, track irregularities, space curve, Track Quality Index, TQI, Track Geometry Measurement System, TGMS, Automated Track Inspection Program, ATIP, Power Spectral Density, PSD
Abstract: From October 2018 to March 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. to conduct a literature review on the methods of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/21
Office
RDI-21
16
Feb
2019
Accident Investigations
HQ-2019-1323 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Motive Power and Equipment,
Track
Keywords: derailment; BNSF Railway; Cloquet, MN; track; equipment
Abstract: At 11:25 a.m., CST, BNSF Railway (BNSF) freight train C-BTMCOB0-13B (Train 1), derailed near Cloquet, Minnesota. The derailment occurred as Train 1 operated westbound on the Lakes...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway
Location
Cloquet, MN
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2019-1323
Investigation Status
Finalized
31
Jul
2018
Technical Reports
Low Solar Absorption Coating for Reducing Rail Temperature and Preventing Buckling
Subject
Track
Keywords: Solar absorption, inorganic coating, rail temperature, thermal stress, track buckling, zero-volatile organic content, VOC, rail neutral temperature, RNT
Abstract: This report documents Rutgers University’s research in the development and demonstration of an inorganic coating for reducing peak rail temperature to inhibit rail buckling. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/28
Office
RDI-21
8
Jul
2014
Technical Reports
A Study of the Use of Bio-Based Technologies (Lubricant and Grease) in Railroad Applications
Subject
Environmental Protection,
Freight Operations,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Rolling Stock,
Track
Keywords: bio-based, biodegradable, rail curve grease, grease, rolling stock, lubrication, friction reduction, mineral oil-based grease, hydraulic oil
Abstract: The objective of the project was to study the efficacy of using bio-based lubricant and grease technologies in railroad applications (locomotives and maintenance of way equipment...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/11
Office
RRD