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22 May 2020

Research Results

Experimental Results of RAWCAD Static Test

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Rolling Stock

Keywords: Cracked axle, resonance shift, automated detection, wayside detector, rolling stock, tests

Report Number
RR 20-07
Office
RDI-22

22 May 2020

Technical Reports

Measuring the Displacement Environment Between a Locomotive and Trailing Car

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Rolling Stock

Keywords: Relative displacement, locomotive, natural gas fuel tender standards, locomotive to tender connection, rolling stock

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/20
Office
RDI-22

22 May 2020

Waiver Requests

FRA Response to APTA Emergency Waiver Extension Request (May 22, 2020)

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

21 May 2020

Technical Reports

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Technology and Evaluation Implementation

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Track

Keywords: Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR, substructure parameters, track condition, track substructure degradation, track

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/18
Office
RDI-21

18 May 2020

Technical Reports

Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination Criteria Pilot Project

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Human Factors

Keywords: Suicide, trespass, railroad, countermeasure, fatalities, determination criteria, human factors, pilot project

Abstract:

This document describes a pilot project that evaluated the potential for developing standardized criteria that railroads can use to determine the probable intent (i.e., suicide...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/15
Office
RDI-24