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Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading
As part of a research program to improve transportation safety for tank cars carrying hazardous materials, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (now MxV Rail) and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) to test and analyze...
Full Moving Block Concept and Requirements Specification for Railroad Operations
In a research project funded by FRA from May 2020 to September 2022, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. collaborated with a railroad industry technical advisory group to develop 1) the concept, 2) the system-level, segment-level, and interface requirements, 3) the migration considerations,...
Improving Thermal Protection of Cryogenic Tank Cars Through Testing, Analysis, and Evaluation of Pressure Relief Valve System Performance
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research team to conduct high fidelity finite element (FE) modeling to evaluate the effects of post-derailment motion on PRV system damage and the performance of structural countermeasures. The team conducted physical tests to measure the...