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Vent and Burn Method of Field Product Removal

The Federal Railroad Administration tasked the Association of American Railroads, Transportation Test Center Hazardous Materials Training Center, to research and develop safe, reliable operating procedures for of the Vent and Bum method of field product removal, and to define when or if this...

Trespasser Bulletin: Volume 3, Calendar Year 1993

[From the Introduction] The third annual report, issued by the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety, provides information concerning trespassers who were killed or injured as a result of railroad operations and includes all reportable situations. In 1993, 523 people were killed...

Side Bearing Clearance Testing Research

An investigation of the effects of variations in side bearing clearance on the vehicle dynamics of loaded freight cars with relatively high centers of gravity was conducted. Data from the Vibration Test Unit (VTU) showed that increasing side bearing clearance significantly affected railcar roll...

Roller Bearing Failure Mechanisms Research

Mechanisms that cause roller bearing failure are not well understood and were the subject of a research program conducted by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado. The program was funded by the Federal Railroad Administration under Task Order 45....

Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Action Plan Support Proposals

This Action Plan presents a multi-faceted, multi-modal approach for improving safety at our Nation’s highway-rail crossings and for the prevention of trespassing on the rights-of-way of our Nation’s railroads. It is multi-faceted in that it presents enforcement, engineering, education, research,...

Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Action Plan Summary

[From the Introduction] Each day, we are reminded of the importance of our efforts to improve highway- rail grade crossing safety and trespass prevention. Highway-rail collisions and trespassing on rail properties are the number one and two leading causes of death in the entire railroad industry,...