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1
Sep
1995
Technical Reports
Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project Results of a 15,000 Mile Over the Road Test
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Freight Equipment Environmental Sampling Test, Vertical Coupler Force, Stub Sill Tank Car
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has been investigating incidents of fatigue cracking of the stub sill and at the attachment of the stub sill to the tank shell of stub...
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1995
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: High-Speed Rail, Maglev, Braking Equipment, Fault Todlerant, Fail-Safe, FMEA, Safety, Failure Modes
Abstract: The objective of this study is to develop qualitative and quantitative information on the various braking strategies use in high-speed ground transportation systems in support...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/09.1
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1995
Technical Reports
Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: Use of Auxiliary External Alerting Devices to Improve Locomotive Conspicuity
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: Highway/railroad grade crossings, locomotive alerting lights, alerting devices, conspicuity,
Abstract: Researchers evaluated several devices designed to increase visibility of locomotives and found that dedicated alert lights helped people recognize oncoming trains as a hazard...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/13
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1995
Technical Reports
Locomotive Crashworthiness Research: Executive Summary
Keywords: Rail vehicle; Transportation; Safety; Locomotive crashworthiness; Collisions; Structural analysis; Dynamics analysis
Abstract: Four reports on a study to evaluate whether various crashworthiness features, as defined in Public Law 102-365, can provide practical benefit to the occupants of freight...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08
Office
RDI-20
1
Jul
1995
Research Results
Human performance and safety in highway, traffic, and ITS systems
Subject
Safety Performance Measures,
Safety Regulatory Analysis
Keywords: safety, ITS, research, highway, traffic
Abstract: The papers in this volume are evidence of the breadth of safety interests and research on highway and traffic systems. Advanced technology, particularly the role of humans in...
Report Number
1485
Office
RDI-24