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CSX PanAm-Merger Proceeding (FD 36472) – FRA/DOT Filing 303438

Filing 303438 by DOT & FRA; submitted Dec. 21st, 2021: Administrator Amit Bose provided a letter presenting FRA’s findings and conclusions on the CSX Pan Am merger – specifically indicating approval of CSX’s response to FRA’s safety requests and adequacy of their submitted SIP

CSX PanAm-Merger Proceeding (FD 36472) – FRA/DOT Filing 303094

Filing 303094 by DOT & FRA; submitted October 18th, 2021: DOT & FRA expanded upon their initial filing further stressing to the STB the importance of evaluating potential implications on passenger rail and for the STB to include specific and enforceable conditions on the merger to...

CSX PanAm-Merger Proceeding (FD 36472) – FRA/DOT Filing 302921

Filing 302921 by DOT & FRA; submitted August 27th, 2021: DOT & FRA did not take a position for or against the merger in this filing but detailed ways the proposal will impact freight rail competition, fluidity of Northeastern passenger rail as well as safety along the affected lines....

CP-KCS Merger Proceeding (FD 36500) – FRA/DOT Filing 304005

Filing 304005 by DOT & FRA; submitted Feb. 28th, 2022: Administrator Amit Bose provided written satisfaction of the CPKC Safety Integration Plan (SIP) and stated that the new entity provides reasonable assurance of safety consistent with government regulations. The FRA will monitor CP’s SIP...

Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Structural Seat Test

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored researchers at the Volpe Center to perform finite element analyses (FEA) of 8g dynamic crash tests with a commuter rail 2-passenger seat design and Hybrid-III family anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs). The simulations analyzed (1) residual (i....

Finite Element Model Validation of THOR-50M ATD for APTA Table Test

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Volpe Center researchers to validate a publicly available finite element (FE) model of the Test device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Male (THOR-50M) anthropomorphic test device (ATD) in LS-DYNA. The model used selected data from...