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Hazardous Materials Tank Cars- Evaluation of Tank Car Shell Construction Material
A metallurgical analysis of a steel plate sample (the Bell sample) was requested by the Federal Railroad Administration. The steel sample was taken from a tank car (number 88300) which had been involved in an accident near Bell, West Virginia. An investigation was conducted at the National...Cost/Benefit Analysis of Thermal Shield Coatings Applied to 112A/114A Series Tank Cars
A cost benefit analysis of thermal shield coatings on hazardous material tank cars is performed.Railroad Tank Car Fire Test: Test No. 6
The Department of Transportation is conducting an extensive research program designed to develop methods to minimize personal injury and damage to property caused by fire from ruptured railroad tank cars filled with hazardous materials. The Ballistic Research Laboratories were requested by the...Development of a Computer Program for Modeling the Heat Effects on a Railroad Tank Car
A mathematical model has been programmed in FORTRAN IV that represents the response to a fire environment of a railroad tank car laden with a volatile, flammable fluid. Inputs to the program include total mass of lading per foot of tank length, tank length, number and flow area of relief valves...Rail: The Mode of Opportunity at the National Environmental Policy Act and High-Speed Rail Conference
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Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting (2006).
Railroad dispatchers shoulder more responsibilities today than ever before due to changes in technology,operating practices and the economy. This paper reviews literature on the job of railroad dispatching andsummarizes research conducted to identify and document railroad dispatcher tasks and...