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Analysis of Locomotive Cabs

This report covers research that was performed to investigate the present crashworthiness state of in-service locomotives and design applications for new locomotives to protect occupants from serious or fatal injury during collision conditions. The tasks that were performed are: (1) identify past...

Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 150: Calendar Year 1981

[From the Introduction] To comply with the provisions of 49 CFR 225, all railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety. Bulletin 150 summarizes all reportable railroad accidents/incidents that occurred in the...

A Demonstration Project for Locomotive Engineer Training

This report presents the findings of the joint venture demonstration training project conducted by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Volume I contains a survey of the literature, a job task inventory and a set of guidelines for instructional...

Vibration Testing of Railroad Tank Car Specimens

Vibration tests of fireproof coatings were performed on test specimens measuring 4 feet square. Specimens were simulations of railroad tank car side- wall panels. Samples of fireproof coatings from three different manufacturers were tested. The vibration test consisted of application of a...

Vibration Test Requirements for a 70 Ton Boxcar: Revision 1

The Federal Railroad Administration is to perform a parallel effort of test and analysis of a 70 ton boxcar configuration. The program objectives are to develop and demonstrate a validation procedure, to provide an analytic capability of predicting accurate over-the-road boxcar response...

Vibration Level Data: Brighton-New York City Transit Authority

This report documents the results of a vibration measurement program conducted on 14-15 August 1980 in the Midwood Section of Brooklyn, New York, next to the tracks of the Brighton Line of the New York City Transit Authority. The test was conducted by the Transportation Systems Center (TSC) for the...