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1
Mar
2019
Research Results
Development of Railroad Trespass and Grade Crossing Training Aids Research
Subject
Trespasser Programs
Keywords: Trespassing, grade crossing, mobile app, railroad safety, education, outreach, training
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) sponsored the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe...
Report Number
RR 19-05
Office
RDI-23
21
Nov
2018
Research Results
Report on the New Rail Integrity and Performance Testing at the Mega Sites
Subject
Heavy Axle Load (HAL)
Keywords: Rail, rolling contact fatigue, RCF, wear, friction control, grinding
Abstract: Since 2005, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have co-sponsored ongoing rail performance testing under mainline heavy...
Report Number
RR 18-17
Office
RDI-21
1
Oct
2018
Reports to Congress
National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property
Subject
Trespasser Programs,
Accident Reduction,
Grade Crossings
Abstract: Trespassing on railroad property is the leading cause of all rail-related deaths in the United States. More people are struck and killed by trains each year while trespassing –...
6
Jun
2018
Research Results
Ballast Degradation Under Heavy Axle Load Trains at the Western Mega Site
Subject
Heavy Axle Load (HAL)
Keywords: Ballast degradation, triaxial testing, ballast box, heavy axle load, HAL
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), in conjunction with Union Pacific Railroad (UP), investigated ballast...
Report Number
RR 18-09
Office
RDI-21
27
Feb
2018
Research Results
Performance of No. 20 Frogs of Various Designs in Revenue Service
Subject
Heavy Axle Load (HAL),
Track
Keywords: Special trackwork, turnout frogs, frog heel, frog point, HAL
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) tested and evaluated the performance of four No. 20 fixed-point frogs on the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) track as part of the...
Report Number
RR 18-04
Office
RDI-21