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7
Oct
2020
Technical Reports
Compliance Testing for Locomotive LED Headlights and Auxiliary Lights, Phase II
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Locomotive headlights, auxiliary lights, LED, halogen, visibility, glare, Phase II compliance testing, Code of Federal Regulations §229.125
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/42
Office
RDI-22
5
Oct
2020
Technical Reports
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car – 6 X 6 Inch Indenter
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact test, DOT-105 tank car, tank car performance, transportation safety, toxic by inhalation, TIH, finite element analysis, FEA, hazardous materials
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/38
Office
RDI-22
1
Oct
2020
Technical Reports
New Model for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident Prediction and Severity
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: New Model for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident Prediction and Severity
Abstract: FRA sponsored a research project to develop a new Accident Prediction and Severity Model for highway-rail grade crossings.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/40
Office
RDI-23
15
Sep
2020
Technical Reports
Railroad Software-Defined Radio
Subject
Communications
Keywords: Railroad wireless communications, software-defined radio, technology survey, system requirements specification (SysRS), component requirements, trade-off analysis
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/39
31
Aug
2020
Technical Reports
Investigation of the Relationship between Crashworthiness Performance and Weight for High-Speed Train Operations in the U.S.
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: High-speed train, crashworthiness, weight, seats, structural fire protection, energy absorber, occupant volume strength
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/36
Office
RDI-22
31
Aug
2020
Technical Reports
Testing and Validation of Special Trackwork for Automated Cracked Wheel Detector
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Automated cracked wheel detector, gage widened, special trackwork, NUCARS®, track stiffness, dynamic loads, wheel and track interaction, ultrasonic sensors, wheels, track, rolling stock, testing
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/35
Office
RDI-22
25
Aug
2020
Technical Reports
Trespasser Detection on Railroad Property Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespass Countermeasures
Keywords: Highway-rail, grade crossing, humped crossing, photogrammetry, LiDAR
Abstract: This research focused on evaluating the applicability, limitation, and effectiveness of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or “drones”) for trespass remote detection systems...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/33
Office
RDI-23
25
Aug
2020
Technical Reports
Trespasser Detection Systems on Railroad Rights-of-Way
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespass Countermeasures
Keywords: Highway-rail, grade crossing, humped crossing, photogrammetry, LiDAR
Abstract: This research focused on evaluating the effectiveness of fixed ROW trespass remote detection systems and the integration of these systems with law enforcement dispatch...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/34
Office
RDI-23
24
Aug
2020
Technical Reports
Predicting Fully-Developed Passenger Rail Car Fire Heat Release Rate
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Rail car, heat release rate, HRR, heat release rate per unit area, HRRPUA, scaling law, fully-developed fire, window failing, fire dynamics simulator, FDS, rolling stock, passenger rail
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/32
Office
RDI-22
5
Aug
2020
Technical Reports
In-service Performance of a Truck Component Inspection System
Keywords: Automated inspection, truck component inspection, axle spacing measurement, maintenance planning, machine vision, MV, Wheel Impact Load Detectors, WILD, revenue service, Truck Hunting Detector, THD, Truck Performance Detectors, TPD, rolling stock, train
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/31
Office
RDI-22