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10 Nov 2010

Locomotive Engineer Review Board

3348

Author
Locomotive Engineer Review Board

Subject Engineer Certification

Keywords: Stop Signal 240.117(e)(1)

FRA Docket Number
EQAL-2010-15
Railroad Name
CSX Transportation, Inc
Conductor (Engineer)
Ware, W G

10 Nov 2010

Locomotive Engineer Review Board

3349

Author
Locomotive Engineer Review Board

Subject Engineer Certification

Keywords: Speeding 240.117(e)(2)

FRA Docket Number
EQAL-2010-16
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Conductor (Engineer)
Patrick, Adrian L

1 Nov 2010

Technical Reports

Procedures for Validation and Calibration of Human Fatigue Models: The Fatigue Audit InterDyne Tool

Author
Barbara Tabak and Thomas G. Raslear*

Subject Fatigue Management, Human Factors, Work Schedule & Sleep Patterns

Keywords: Fatigue model; FAID; fatigue prediction

Abstract: This report presents the results of a study that illustrates a procedure for validating and calibrating a biomathematical fatigue prediction model for evaluating work schedules....

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-10/14
Office
RRD

1 Nov 2010

Technical Reports

Torsional Stiffness of Railroad Coupler Connections

Author
Robert Trent, Anand Prabhakaran, and Vinaya Sharma

Subject Freight Operations, Hazardous Materials

Keywords: coupler torque; coupler stiffness; rollover; shelf coupler; tank car; tank car safety

Abstract: Tank cars are required to use double shelf couplers to prevent the coupler of an adjacent car from puncturing the tank head in the case of overrides or accidents. However, the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-10/13
Office
RRD

1 Nov 2010

Technical Reports

800,000-Pound Quasi-Static End-Load Test of Crash Energy Management Equipped Car, Test 1

Author
Robert H. Fries and Satima Anankitpaiboon

Keywords: Quasi-Static Test

Abstract: This report summarizes the quasi-static compressive end-load test at 800,000 pounds performed on Budd Pioneer Car 244. The car complies with 49 CFR 238.203 because it resisted the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-10/12
Office
RRD