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Notice of Funding Opportunity for the FY22 Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
This notice details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program for Fiscal Year 2022. This notice solicits applications for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program funds made available by the...
HQ-2021-1473
On December 21, 2021, at approximately 7:18 p.m., CST, eastbound Kansas City Southern Railroad Company (KCS) Train M-SHAR-21 (Train 1) derailed in the Bovina community of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The derailment occurred on KCS’s Meridian Subdivision on single main track at Milepost (MP) 129.9,...Framework for Wheel Life Model – Phase I
Researchers developed a model to predict the life of a freight railroad car wheel due to rolling contact fatigue, crack initiation and growth leading to fracture. The Phase I effort includes a literature survey, an estimation of hoop residual stress from manufacturing process, and the effects of...
Short Line Safety Institute: 2021 Systematic Review
The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is dedicated to the continuous improvement of safety and safety culture across all short line and regional railroads in the United States. Strengthening a railroad’s safety culture may result in less frequent or severe accidents and create a safer working...
F40 CEM Locomotive and M1 Passenger Car Impact Test
An impact test with a F40 locomotive and a M1 passenger car was conducted to evaluate the performance of the vehicles under dynamic conditions. The locomotive was retrofitted with crash energy management (CEM) components – including a push-back coupler (PBC), deformable anti-climbers, and a...