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Torsional Stiffness of Railroad Coupler Connections
Tank cars are required to use double shelf couplers to prevent the coupler of an adjacent car from puncturing the tank head in the case of overrides or accidents. However, the added torsional stiffness of such coupler connections might lead to tank cars „taking down‟ adjacent coupled cars in...Procedures for Validation and Calibration of Human Fatigue Models: The Fatigue Audit InterDyne Tool
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Guidelines for the Specification of Blue Safety Flags in Railroad Operations
Blue flag protection in the railroad industry provides safety to workers from the inadvertent movement of equipment on which they are working. Current Federal regulations provide minimum specifications for the devices that can be used as blue flags, allowing many devices to be used as long as...Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Train and Engine Service Employees in Passenger Operations
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Deformation Behavior of Welded Steel Sandwich
This report describes engineering studies that were conducted to examine the deformation behavior of flat, welded steel sandwich panels under two quasi-static loading conditions: (1) uniaxial compression; and (2) bending with an indenter. Testing and analysis are conducted to study the force-...Public Education and Enforcement Research Study—Macomb, Illinois, Analysis
The Public Education and Enforcement Research Study (PEERS) was a collaborative effort between the Federal Railroad Administration, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and local communities in the State of Illinois. This project was designed to promote safety at highway-rail grade crossings. The role...Railroad Right-of-Way Incident Analysis Research
Locations of railroad right-of-way incidents in this research were identified as hotspots. These can be defined as highway-rail grade crossings or locations along the railroad right-of-way where collision or trespassing risk is unacceptably high and intervention is justified because the potential...Analysis of the Relationship between Operator Effectiveness Measures and Economic Impacts of Rail Accidents
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