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30
Jan
1997
Safety Advisories
Recommended safety practices for certain locomotives equipped with emergency MU fuel line cut-off devices located inside the locomotive control compartment at a location which enables the cut-off device to be activated unintentionally
Subject
Motive Power and Equipment
Keywords: Hazardous Materials
Safety Advisory Number
97-01
1
Jan
1997
Other Reports
Rail Operating Practices: NAFTA Report 1997
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: North American Free Trade Agreement, Regulations Analysis, Joint Operations, Cross-Border Operations
Abstract: Following the coming into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in January, 1994, the Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee (LTSS) was established to...
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1996
Technical Reports
Crashworthiness Testing of Amtrak's Tradtional Coach Seat
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Safety , Crashworthiness, Human Injury Criteria, Traditional Seat, 3rd Generation Seats, High-Speed Passenger Train Seats, Seat Collision Performance Tests
Abstract: Tests have been conducted on Amtrak's traditional passenger seat to evaluate its performance under static and dynamic loading conditions. Quasi-static tests have been conducted to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/98
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1996
Reports to Congress
Locomotive Crashworthiness and Cab Working Conditions
Subject
Crashworthiness - Tank Car
Keywords: Railroad Employees, Safety Measures, Cost/Benefit Analysis
Abstract: The Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act (RSERA) mandated that the Secretary of Transportation conduct a proceeding to determine the need for action on locomotive...
1
Sep
1996
Technical Reports
Crashworthiness Testing of Amtrak’s traditional Coach Set Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Keywords: Transportation, safety, crashworthiness, human injury criteria, traditional seat, 3rd generation seats, highspeed
Abstract: Tests have been conducted on Amtrak’s traditional passenger seat to evaluate its performance under static and dynamic loading conditions. Quasi-static tests have been conducted to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/08
Office
RRD