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800,000-Pound Quasi-Static End Load Test of Crash Energy Management Equipped Car, Test 2
This report summarizes compressive end-load Test 2 on Budd Pioneer Car 244. The quasi-static compressive end-load test at 800,000 pounds was conducted on January 19, 2011. The test vehicle has been modified to include a crash energy management system and has been assessed in full-scale tests six...Safety of High Speed Ground Guided Transportation Systems - Intrusion Barrier Design Study
Intrusion hazard in shared rights-of-way is a key safety issue of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation (HSGGT) systems. Minimizing this hazard will support the feasibility of locating HSGGT systems adjacent to existing transportation facilities. The objective of this study is to evaluate the...Baltimore’s Railroad Network: Analysis and Recommendations
This report is a feasibility study and the second part of a study requested by Congress following a fire from a derailment in the Howard Street Tunnel on July 18, 2001. This fire essentially suspended commercial activity in downtown Baltimore for nearly a week and forced rail traffic to...
Record of Decision for the East Side Access Project
This is a Record of Decision (ROD) of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), an operating administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, regarding the East Side Access (ESA) Project. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) filed an application with the FRA for a loan to...
FRA Post-Accident Testing Guidance & Definitions Revised and Effective January 8, 2021
FRA Post-Accident Testing Guidance & DefinitionsWork schedules, sleep, fatigue, and accidents in the US railroad industry
Objective: The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive description of fatigue in US railroad workers employed in safety-sensitive positions. Methods: Five survey studies were conducted between 2006 and 2011 on maintenance of way employees, signalmen, dispatchers, train &...