49 CFR Part 299: Texas Central Railroad High-Speed Rail Safety Standards
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Trespass Risk in Quiet Zones
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, under the direction of the DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Research, Development and Technology, studied the effects of the implementation of quiet zones on trespass accidents...
Locating and Sizing Rail Head Defects for Rail Head Repair Welds Using Phased Array Ultrasonics
The study revealed that it is possible to locate defects in the rail head within the desired precision if a recognizable feature such as a bolt hole, rail end, or weld are nearby; that is, the method presented provides an accurate distance from a known datum to within approximately ±0.5 inch....
Short Line Safety Institute: A Safety Culture Assessment Model Transferable from Freight to Commuter Operations
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 creates a safer working environment that may result in less frequent or...
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Testing and Validation of Special Trackwork for Automated Cracked Wheel Detector
In 2013, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed testing on the gage widened special trackwork segment designed for the ultrasonic automated cracked wheel detector system; and continues to perform well in 2020. The trackwork is assessed for the risk of wheel drop and back of...