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17 May 2013

Accident Investigations

HQ-2013-11 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations

Keywords: Accident Investigations

Abstract: On May 17, 2013, at 6:08 p.m., EST, a Metro-North Railroad (MNCW) accident in Bridgeport, Connecticut, involved a derailment and near simultaneous collision with a train on an...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
Metro North Commuter Railroad Company
Location

Bridgeport, CT
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2013-11
Investigation Status
Finalized

16 May 2013

Environmental Review Documents

Hudson Yards Concrete Casing Construction FONSI

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Environmental Protection

Keywords: Hudson Yards Concrete Casing Construction FONSI

9 May 2013

Technical Reports

Defining Characteristics of Intentional Fatalities on Railway Rights-of-Way in the United States, 2007–2010

Author
Alan Berman, Ph.D.; Ramya Sundararaman, MD, MPH; Andrea Price, Ed.M.; Karen Marshall; Michael Martino; Ann Doucette, Ph.D.; Stephanie Chase, Ph.D.; and Scott Gabree, Ph.D.

Subject Human Factors, Trespasser Programs

Keywords: Trespassers, Suicide, Safety, Human Factors, Security

Abstract: This report presents aggregate findings from 55 psychological autopsies of decedents who were identified as an intentional death (i.e., a suicide) on railroad rights-of-way...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/25
Office
RRD

9 May 2013

Technical Reports

High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Testing Strategy

Author
Matthew Witte, Robert Swearingen, Nicholas Wilson, and Robert Fries

Subject High-Speed Passenger Rail, Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: high-speed passenger rail, very high speed passenger rail, qualification testing, acceptance testing, vehicle track interaction, vehicle dynamics, characterization testing, durability testing, reliability testing

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/26
Office
RRD

9 May 2013

Other Reports

Research and Development Strategic Plan

Author
FRA Office of Research and Development

Subject Facilities & Test Equipment, Human Factors, Rolling Stock, Signal and Train Control, Track

Keywords: strategic plan; research and development

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/27
Office
RRD