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Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-113 Tank Car

On November 19, 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a full-scale shell impact test of a DOT-113C120W (DOT-113) tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. A DOT-113 is a tank within-a-tank designed to transport specified cryogenic materials by rail...

Cant Excess for Freight Train Operations on Shared Track

Transportation Technology Center, Inc., with Federal Railroad Administration support, conducted a study to review and summarize current practices and issues related to shared operations—particularly freight train operations on curves with cant excess. Shared-track curve design requires a...

Grade Crossing Business Plan

With this plan, the FRA focuses on safety at or near highway-rail grade crossings and describes actions the agency will take over the next three years to support the implementation of technology to improve grade crossing safety. This plan complements the FRA’s National Strategy to Prevent...

HQ-2019-1340

On June 6, 2019, at 4:57 a.m., CDT, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) eastbound train CBTOK 03 (Train 1), with 141 loads, 0 empties, weighing 20,163 tons, and 7,909 feet in length, derailed at Milepost (MP) 51.20 on the Great Lakes Service Unit/Clinton Subdivision, in Stanwood, Iowa.

HQ-2019-1338

On May 28, 2019 at approximately 5:54 a.m., EDT, CSX Transportation (CSX) mixed freight train Q56027 (Train 1), consisting of 3 head-end locomotives, 116 cars, 89 loaded, 27 empties, 7,487 feet long with 11,234 trailing tons, derailed the leading axle (right and left No. 4 wheels) of locomotive...

Trespasser Intent Determination and Evaluation (TIDE) Criteria

Findings showed that probable suicide determinations were similar between the official determination by a medical examiner or coroner and the TIDE criteria. However, TIDE was more likely to see accidents as inconclusive due to the absence of evidence. The lack of information...

Fatal Trespasser Strikes in the United States: 2012-2017

The results of the analysis show that California, New York, Florida, and Texas consistently had the highest number of fatal trespasser strikes, regardless of intent. Fatal suicide strikes most often occur during the spring, while non-suicides occur most often in the summer....