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5
Jul
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1279 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: derailment, Norfolk Southern, Eden, AL
Abstract: Westbound Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) freight train 22QA104 (Train 1) with 3 locomotives and 72 cars (43 loads, 29 empty, 8,631 tons, 10,194 feet in length), derailed 25 cars at...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Eden, AL
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1279
Investigation Status
Finalized
30
May
2018
Technical Reports
PTC Test Bed Siding Signal Upgrade at the Transportation Technology Center
Subject
Positive Train Control
Keywords: Positive Train Control, PTC, PTC Test Bed, ElectroLogIXS/EC5, Electrified Electro Code Interface, Audio Frequency Train Activated Circuit II, AFTAC II, Switch Controller, Electro Cab 101, Cab Signal Generator, FC-101, Filter Coupler
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Corporation, Inc. (TTCI) to continue work performed from February 2013 through December 2014 to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/15
Office
RDI-23
2
May
2018
Accident Investigations
HQ-2018-1266 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Fatigue Management,
Human Factors,
Switching Operations
Keywords: derailment; BNSF Railway Company; Saginaw, TX; human factors
Abstract: At approximately 1:30 a.m., CDT, BNSF Railway (BNSF) derailed 18 railcars in the Saginaw, Texas Yard, at Milepost (MP) 351.4 on the Ft. Worth Subdivision. The switch crew handling...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway Company
Location
Saginaw, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2018-1266
Investigation Status
Finalized
28
Mar
2018
Research Results
Full-Scale Shell Impact of a DOT-105 Tank Car
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: DOT-105, tank cars, impact testing, puncture resistance, hazardous materials, hazmat, finite element analysis, FEA
Abstract: On April 27, 2016, FRA conducted a full-scale shell impact test of a DOT105A500W (DOT-105) tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. The shell of the...
Report Number
RR 18-06
2
Mar
2018
Research Results
Impact Test of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Fuel tanks, finite element modeling, FE, diesel multiple unit, DMU, impact testing, puncture resistance, finite element analysis, FEA, passenger locomotive
Abstract: On June 28, 2016, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology performed a dynamic impact test of a fuel tank from a Diesel...
Report Number
RR 18-05
Office
RDI-22