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At the Request of the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Bureau of Standards conducted an examination of a failed wheel assembly from an Amtrak passenger car involved in a derailment at McIntosh, Georgia. The west lead wheel of the trailing truck of the car was found to have a radial...
This report examines new devices and technologies either commercially available or being developed which might have application to the railroad hazardous material spill response problem. Procedure and monitoring device information from Southern Railway, U.S. Coast Guard, Environmental Protection...
This report analyzes the problem of inductive interference with audio-frequency signaling caused by chopper-controlled propulsion systems on rapid transit vehicles. After discussing audio-frequency track circuits, the report examines chopper interference generation as well as methods for observing...
The cost of electricity is a significant portion of the operating costs of rail transit systems. The impact of increasing energy costs is felt by those systems presently in operation and will be felt by those in the planning or construction phases. Because of the number of nuclear power plants...
The cost of electricity is a significant portion of the operating costs of rail transit systems. The impact of increasing energy costs is felt by those systems presently in operation and will be felt by those in the planning or construction phases. Because of the number of nuclear power plants...
The cost of electricity is a significant portion of the operating costs of rail transit systems. The impact of increasing energy costs is felt by those systems presently in operation and will be felt by those in the planning or construction phases. Because of the number of nuclear power plants...
[From the Introduction] Railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety in accordance with 49 CFR 225. Bulletin 154 summarizes reportable accidents/incidents that, occurred in the United States during 1985 .
The 1983 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 113 railroad accidents.
This summary provides the following information: the railroad(s) involved, the location and the time of the accident, the type of railroad accident, the method of operation and...