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21
Aug
2023
Research Results
Tests To Create Tread Buildup On Railroad Wheels
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Wheel, tread buildup, slide, brake
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) support research conducted by...
Report Number
RR 23-16
Office
RDI-22
21
Aug
2023
Research Results
Tests to Create Broken Rims in Railroad Wheels
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Wheel, broken rim, vertical split rim
Abstract: The FRA Office of Research, Development, and Technology and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) support research conducted by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (...
Report Number
RR 23-11
Office
RDI-22
21
Aug
2023
Research Results
Summary of Charpy and Dynamic Tear Testing of Bolster Samples
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Charpy, dynamic tear, bolster, side frame, brittle failure
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) collaborates with the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Coupling System and Truck Castings Committee and Transportation...
Report Number
RR 23-12
Office
RDI-22
21
Aug
2023
Research Results
Investigation of Radiography Technology for Bolster and Side Frame Inspections
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Radiography, grade B+, nondestructive testing, NDT, casting defects
Abstract: Information about inhomogeneous areas in castings before they leave the manufacturer could provide useful information for manufacturers and customers. Some of this information...
Report Number
RR 23-13
Office
RDI-22
21
Jul
2023
Research Results
Modeling Track Mechanical Behavior with Under Tie Pads and Under Ballast Mats
Subject
Track
Keywords: Under Tie Pads, Under Ballast Mats, Finite Element Analysis
Abstract: Under the sponsorship of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), researchers at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center developed a finite element (FE) track model...
Report Number
RR 23-10
Office
RDI-21
14
Jul
2023
Research Results
Development Length Variables in Pretensioned Concrete Ties
Subject
Track
Keywords: : railroad ties, indented wire geometry, development length, flexural capacity, prestressed concrete, moment capacity
Report Number
RR 23-09
Office
RPD-21
12
May
2023
Research Results
Office Safety Checker for Moving Block Train Control Systems
Subject
Communications,
Train Control
Keywords: Quasi-Moving Block (QMB), Full-Moving Block (FMB), Positive Train Control (PTC)
Abstract: As part of a research project sponsored by FRA between June 2020 and May 2022, TTCI developed and analyzed a concept for the Office Safety Checker (OSC) component of the Moving...
Report Number
RR 23-04
Office
RRS-23
11
May
2023
Research Results
Short Line Safety Institute: 2022 Systematic Review
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: freight railroads, regional railroads, short line railroads, safety culture assessment, safety culture measurement, state of rail industry
Abstract: SLSI conducts an annual analysis to assess the status of safety culture in the industry. This report summarizes findings from a systematic review of the 18 SLSI Safety Culture...
Report Number
RR 23-05
Office
RDI-24
24
Mar
2023
Research Results
Locomotive Crash Energy Management: Train-to-Train Impact Test
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Crashworthiness, crash energy management, CEM, locomotive, train-to-train test, rail passenger safety
Abstract: This report describes the results of the program’s latest impact test, conducted in August 2022: the train-to-train impact test. In this test, a CEM-equipped locomotive leading...
Report Number
RR 23-03
Office
RPD-22
17
Feb
2023
Research Results
Railroad Bridge Inspection Using Drone-Based Digital Image Correlation
Subject
Track
Keywords: Autonomous drone flight control, stereo digital image correlation, remote bridge inspection
Report Number
RR 23-02
Office
RDI-21