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Technical Bulletins
Locomotive Engineer Certification
Technical Reports
Wheel Peeling Experiment - Analysis of Commuter Rail Wheel Thermal Cracks
Keywords: Commuter Rail, Wheel Performance, Cracked Wheel Investigation
Abstract: This report outlines the procedures used and presents the data obtained during the wheel peeling portion of the Cracked Wheel Investigation. The procedure was conducted by ORX,...
Technical Reports
Recommended Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for Passenger Trains
Keywords: Emergency, Emergency prepardeness, Emergency plan, Intercity rail passenger trains, Commuter rail, Railroad Safety, Passenger train safety, Railroad Accidents, Transportation Safety, High speed ground transportation, System safety.
Abstract: The document contains recommended guidelines designed to assist system operating and emergency response organization management in evaluating and modifying or supplementing their...
Other Reports
FRA/Volpe Center Task Force Observation of Operations at TVE Transrapid Test Facility, Addendum
Keywords: Testing
Abstract: This report is an addendum to a report (No. DOT-VNTSC-RR393-PM-93-1) prepared in April 1993 describing the operatoins witnessed and the relevant information obtained by nine...
Technical Reports
Seismic Awareness: Transportation Facilities : A Primer for Transportation Managers on Earthquake Hazards and Measures for Reducing Vulnerability Plus Appendices
Keywords: Seismic Design; Seismic Hazards
Abstract: The purpose of this report is to alert managers and operators of transportation enterprises, in both the public and private sector, to the dangers of earthquakes to buildings and...