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Sep
2023
Safety Advisories
Safety Advisory 2023-06; Roadway Maintenance Machines – Importance of Clear Communications and Compliance with Applicable Rules and Procedures
Subject
Safety Advisories
Keywords: Safety Advisory, roadway worker, RMM, Roadway Maintenance Machine
Safety Advisory Number
2023-06
25
Sep
2023
Safety Advisories
Safety Advisory 2023-05; King Pin Assemblies in Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems
Subject
Safety Advisories
Keywords: Safety Advisory, king pin assemblies, crossing gates, inspection
Safety Advisory Number
2023-05
21
Sep
2023
Technical Reports
Vertical Split Rim: Causes and Prevention
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Vertical split rim, VSR, wheel cracks, finite element analysis, FEA, residual stress, fatigue damage models, finite element, FE
Abstract: Vertical split rim (VSR) is a serious railway wheel failure mode that requires further research. Visual clues are not usually present until the crack propagates through the rim...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/30
Office
RDI-22
15
Sep
2023
Technical Reports
Vehicle Dynamics Models for Derailment Incident Investigation
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Derailment, freight car dynamics, vehicle dynamics, VAMPIRE simulations, vehicle track interaction, wheel rail interaction
Abstract: When investigating a train derailment, vehicle/track interaction (VTI) using vehicle dynamics simulations of the key vehicles in the derailed train can help identify specific...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/27
Office
RDI-22
15
Sep
2023
Technical Reports
Office Safety Checker for Moving Block Train Control Systems
Subject
Train Control
Keywords: Office Safety Checker (OSC), Quasi-moving block (QMB), Full Moving Block (FMB), Interoperable Train Control (ITC), Positive Train Control (PTC), Centralized Interlocking (CIXL)
Abstract: As part of a project sponsored by FRA, TTCI developed and analyzed a concept for the Office Safety Checker (OSC) component of the Moving Block Office (MBO), a segment of a...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/28
Office
RDI-23