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Noise is one of the most common environmental impacts from transportation systems including rail operations. Guidance is available on how to assess noise and vibration impacts as part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation. FAQs and an analytic model to assess horn noise...
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The process of Technology Transfer is an area of responsibility undertaken in the Train Occupant Protection Research Program to encourage the utilization of research results by the railroad industry, leading to safer and more efficient rail transportation. In every aspect of the train occupant...
Project is funded to demonstrate that Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) self-propelled passenger rail car technology fully meets the existing Federal railroad passenger safety standards 49 CFR §238....
Research efforts in the Passenger Rail Equipment program area focus on the development and improvement of rail equipment. The rail vehicle is integral in the protection of train occupants. The structural integrity of rail vehicles is very important. The rail vehicle’s structural crashworthiness...
The Train Occupant Protection Program (TOP) conducts research on the structural crashworthiness and interior safety of locomotives and intercity and commuter railcars, with the aim of improving the survivability of rail passengers and crewmembers in accidents.
While intercity...
The FRA crashworthiness research program has a long history.1 Initially, the program focus was on passenger equipment but a February 1996 accident in Silver Spring, Maryland that resulted in several fatalities brought a powerful impetus to address the problems of train collisions and their...
The Train Occupant Protection Program conducts research on the structural crashworthiness and interior safety of locomotives and passenger railcars (used for intercity and commuter rail service), with the aim of improving the survivability of rail passengers and crewmembers in accidents. It...