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Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-117 Tank Car

On September 28, 2016, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a full-scale shell impact test of a DOT-117A100W (DOT-117) tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. The shell of the car was struck at the mid-length by a 297,000 pound ram car, which was...

Unmanned Aircraft System Applications in International Railroads

This report summarizes the current uses and issues associated with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in railroad applications, and provides the use cases employed by railroads. The report highlights global UAS market outlooks as well as regulations that influence the use of this technology around...

Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement Report

For several decades, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has compiled an annual civil penalty report summarizing the civil penalty claims for violations of Federal railroad safety and hazardous materials (hazmat) statutes, regulations, and orders FRA has closed.

Performance of Rail Fastening Systems on an Open-Deck Bridge

Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) monitored the performance of rail fasteners on an open-deck bridge and its approaches, located at Norfolk Southern Corporation’s (NS) eastern mega site. The project was co-sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Association of...

HQ-2016-1169 (Finalized)

On November 16, 2016, at 3:55 a.m., EST, a northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) freight train, K21014 (striking train), collided with a southbound CSX freight train, N00113 (struck train). The striking train failed to stop for a red signal at NE Sparr at Milepost (MP) S718.6 on CSX’s Wildwood...

HQ-2016-1112 (Finalized)

On February 9, 2016, at approximately 9:55 a.m., EST, CSX Transportation (CSX) Train H71109 derailed two locomotives and three intermodal cars while traveling from CSX’s Columbus Van Yard in Columbus, Ohio, to CSX’s Marysville Honda in Marysville, Ohio. Train H71109 was traveling with an EC-1...

HQ-2016-1165 (Finalized)

On October 28, 2016, at about 8:22 a.m., EDT, a westbound CSX Transportation (CSX) freight train, Q19326 (striking train), traveling on double main track (Track No. 1), at a recorded speed of 25 mph, collided head-on into a stopped, eastbound CSX freight train, V75327 (struck train), on CSX’s...

HQ-2016-1143 (Finalized)

An Amtrak passenger train, P098-06, traveling on South Florida Regional Transit Authority/Tri-Rail (SFRV) Main Track No. 2, in traffic control system territory, collided with a motor vehicle at a highway-rail grade crossing on July 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., EDT. The accident occurred in West Palm...