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Recent Derailments and Railroad Safety

Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I very much appreciate the opportunity to appear before you on the subject of recent train accidents and the state of railroad safety generally. On behalf of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the agency charged with administering the nation`s...

State of Railroad Safety

Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the state of railroad safety on our nation’s railroads. On behalf of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the agency charged with administering the nation’s railroad safety laws, I...

Analysis of Accelerations Measured During Full-Scale Tank Car Impact Tests

Tank car impact responses were investigated using accelerometers mounted at various locations on a tank car. Several tests were run with both a full and an empty tank car, and varying the tank car impact speed. The data from the accelerometers went through a power spectral density (PSD) analysis...

Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus

Through sponsorship by the Federal Railroad Administration and in cooperation with the railroad industry and railroad labor organizations. Technical Products, Inc. (TPI) has developed information and recommendations relative to the use of emergency escape breathing apparatus (EEBA) by train crews...