General
Evaluation of Egress Models for Passenger Rail Cars for Emergency and Non-Emergency Scenarios
The ability to accurately predict and analyze passenger evacuations from rail cars is an important component of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) mission to enable the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the United States. Multiple commercial...
Performance of Tank Car Pressure Relief Devices Under Derailment Fire Conditions
Tank cars use pressure relief devices (PRDs) to protect the tank from overpressure situations, such as those resulting from derailment related fire exposure. However, these devices are not tested/certified under such high temperature conditions. The intent of this research program was to...