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Application of Welded Steel Sandwich Panels for Tank Car Shell Impact Protection

This report describes research conducted to examine the application of sandwich structure technology to provide protection against the threat of an indenter striking the side or shell of a tank car in the event of an accident. This research was conducted in two phases over a 3-year period. Testing...

Passenger Train Emergency Systems: Review of Egress Variables and Egress Simulation Models

This report is a revised version of the original which can be found at DOT/FRA/ORD-13/22 Revision A

FRA Budget Hearing: Written Statement

Oral testimony available here.

FRA Budget Hearing: Oral Testimony

Written statement available here.

2012 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop

Remarks at King Street Station Grand Reopening Press Event

Association of American Railroads (AAR) Railroad Safety Leadership Forum 2013

It is an honor to join you at this inaugural Railroad Safety Leadership Forum, and to recognize exemplary contributions to team safety.

Analysis of Findings of Four Tank-Car Accient Reports

A comprehensive overview of the findings and metallurgical analyses of tests conducted at the National Bureau of Standards on samples of tank-car materials submitted by the Federal Railroad Administration is presented. The submitted samples were taken from tank cars which had been involved in...

A Metallugical Analysis of Eleven Steel Plates Taken from a Tank Car Accident near Callao, Missouri

A metallurgical analysis of eleven steel plate samples designed as Callao samples K-1, K-2, K-3, and K-5 to K-12 was requested by the Bureau of Railroad Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation. The Callao samples were removed from a tank car numbered GATX 94451...

Hazardous Materials Tank Cars- Evaluation of Tank Car Shell Construction Material

A metallurgical analysis of a steel plate sample (the Bell sample) was requested by the Federal Railroad Administration. The steel sample was taken from a tank car (number 88300) which had been involved in an accident near Bell, West Virginia. An investigation was conducted at the National...

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