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1
Nov
2011
Technical Reports
Carbon Footprint of High Speed Rail
Subject
Environmental Protection
Keywords: Environmentally Friendly Transportation, Energy Provision, Carbon Footprint Analysis
Abstract: Many carbon footprint tools such as the two UIC tools, EcoTransIT and EcoPassenger 1 , help costumers choose the most environmental friendly way of transport, which in most cases...
Office
RRD
24
Oct
2011
Technical Reports
ITCR 1.0 STI-CO Wayside and Base Station Intermod Final Report
Subject
Positive Train Control,
Signal and Train Control
Keywords: Railroad Safety Technology Grant
Abstract: This is the initial effort to determine if intermodulation products/interference could affect the PTC 220 MHz band at or near several wayside and base station sites. A few BNSF...
Report Number
00002522-A
Office
RRS
1
Oct
2011
Technical Reports
Technical Criteria and Procedures for Evaluating the Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Performance of Alternatively Designed Passenger Rail Equipment for Use in Tier I Service
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: RSAC; crashworthiness; waiver application; Tier I; standards; passenger equipment
Abstract: Criteria and procedures have been developed for assessing crashworthiness and occupant protection performance of alternatively designed trainsets to be used in Tier I (not...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/22
Office
RRD
1
Oct
2011
Technical Reports
Passenger Train Braking Model Development – Phase I
Keywords: Passenger train braking performance model; PTC braking enforcement algorithms; positive train control
Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc., identified the requirements for developing a passenger train braking performance model, which herein results in submission of a stand-alone...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/21
1
Oct
2011
Technical Reports
Railroad Industry Modal Profile: An Outline of the Railroad Industry Workforce Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Keywords: railroad inudstry; workforce
Abstract: The Department of Transportation (DOT) has initiated a National Workforce Development Strategy team, with representatives from each mode to establish a single DOT-wide profile of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/20
Office
RRD
1
Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Behavior of Bainitic Rail Steels
Subject
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: bainitic; pearlitic; manganese rail steels; microstructure-mechanical property relationship; hardness; fracture toughness; fatigue crack growth
Abstract: The microstructure–mechanical properties relationships, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth and fracture surface morphology of J6 bainitic, manganese, and pearlitic rail...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/17
Office
RRD
1
Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Locomotive Dynamic Crash Testing and Correlations: Locomotive Consist Colliding with Steel Coil Truck at Grade Crossing (Test 3)
Keywords: Full-scale collision tests; locomotive collision post; grade crossing collisions; locomotive crashworthiness; dynamic finite elements; anthropomorphic test dummy
Abstract: This report presents the test results and finite element correlations of a full-scale dynamic collision between a locomotive and a highway truck loaded with two heavy steel coils...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/16.I
1
Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Locomotive Dynamic Crash Testing and Correlations: Offset Collisions between a Locomotive and a Covered Hopper Car (Test 4)
Keywords: Full-scale tests; locomotive collision post; dynamic finite element analysis; locomotive crashworthiness; anthropomorphic test dummy
Abstract: This report presents the test results and finite element correlations of a full-scale dynamic collision test with rail vehicles as part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/16.II
1
Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Locomotive Dynamic Crash Testing and Correlations: C-39 Type Locomotive Colliding with a Loaded Hopper Car (Test 7)
Keywords: override; LS-DYNA
Abstract: This report presents the results of a locomotive and three loaded hopper car consist traveling at 29 miles per hour colliding with a stationary consist of 35 loaded hopper cars....
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/16.III
1
Jul
2011
Technical Reports
Track Inspection Time Study
Subject
Human Factors,
Track
Keywords: visual track inspection
Abstract: Section 403 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of the track inspection process. This report describes a...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/15
Office
RRD