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1
Oct
1998
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Retroreflective Markings to Increase Rail Car Conspicuity - Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: Conspicuity, Grade Crossings, Normal Group Technique, Rail Cars, Reflectorization
Abstract: This study evaluates whether retroreflective markings increased the visibility of railcars at night.
Report Number
DOT-VNTSC-RR897-PM-98-22
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1998
Technical Reports
Tank Car Nondestructive Evaluation
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Acoustic Emissions, Magnetic Particle, Nondestructive Evaluation, Damage Tolerance, Railway Progress Institute
Abstract: An evaluation of nondestructive testing (NDT) methods, authorized for use in replacing the current hydrostatic pressure test for qualification or re-qualification of railroad tank...
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1998
Technical Reports
Considerations for the Development of Alloys Suitable for Use in In-Line Hardening of Rails, Wheels, and Tank Car Plate having Lower Bainite Microstructures
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Bainite Nose, Isothermal, Martensite, Pearlite, Quench, Transformation Temperature
Abstract: In-line hardening of rails to produce a very fine pearlitic microstructure has become a commercial reality. A question that this report seeks to answer is whether or not it is...
Report Number
DOT -VNTSC-FRA-98-11
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1998
Technical Reports
Field Evaluation of a Wayside Horn at a Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing
Subject
Freight Operations,
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: auditory warning, community noise impact, highway-railroad grade crossings, safety, train horn,
Abstract: This report examines whether the use of a stationary horn at grade crossings reduces community noise impacts or affects motorist safety.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/04
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1998
Technical Reports
Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project: Full-Scale Damage Tolerance Test
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Damage Tolerance Analysis, Full-Scale Fatigue Crack Growth
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration, with supplemental support from the Railway Progress Institute, contracted with the Association of American Railraods (AAR), Transportation...
Office
RRD