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Overview of the Federal Railroad Administration's Human Factors Safety Research Program

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) supports a program of research on human factors safety that focuses on three major programmatic areas of research -- train operations systems, railroad operating practices and grade crossing safety. This program of research supports the FRA's strategic...

MARTA "C" Car : Truck Primary Suspension Stiffness

This technical note records the modification process, test setups, and findings of the Truck Primary Suspension Stiffness investigations on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) "C" Car. Rubber suspension parts have been modified in several stages of MARTA transit car testing....

Tri-County Authority Light Rail Vehicle : Friction Brake Modifications

In December 1983 a prototype of Portland, Oregon 1 s Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Authority (TRI-MET) light rail vehicle was sent to the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado for Specification Compliance and Performance Evaluation. Since this vehicle was a preproduction prototype,...

Wayside and Interior Noise From the Tri-County Metropolitan Transit Authority's Vehicle

The objective of this test was to measure the wayside and interior acoustic noise levels emitted from the TRI-MET vehicle for a comparison with TRI-MET Light Rail Vehicle Specification.

Defect and Wear Studies on Premium and Standard Rails : Rail Wear Experiment RME IV, 0-35 MGT

This report presents the first results of the Rail Metallurgy IV Defect and Wear Studies at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST). The installation and design of the test are described, along with data results from the first 35 million gross tons (MGT) of traffic over the test section...

DCTA Transit Car Testing : Static Truck Characterization

This report discusses the Static Truck Characterization of the Dade County Transportation Administration (DCTA) Transit Car. This special engineering test was conducted in conjunction with General Vehicle Testing of the DCTA car at the Transportation Test Center near Pueblo, Colorado, from October...

Composite Wood Tie Performance Report

Testing (FAST) Composite Wood Tie Performance Evaluation performed at the Transportation Test Center (TTC) near Pueblo, Colorado. The purpose of the evaluation was to compare the performance of composite wood ties to standard wood ties under heavy traffic. Sample ties were initially tested on a...

Six-Axle Locomotive Mini-Test on FAST

This report is the fifth in a series of technical notes proceeding from the Rail Lubrication Study conducted by the Association of American Railroads on the FAST track (Facility for Accelerated Service Testing) at the Transportation Test Center (TTC). A comprehensive summary report of the study...

Agent Blasting Type E (Class 1.5D) : Second Shipping Campaign

Safety of communities during the temporary in-transit storage of Agent Blasting Type E (Class 1.5D) in Oregon and Washington.

Preparedness Plan for Movement of Stored Military Railroad Equipment (DODX) Mechanical Inspection and One-Time Movement Authority (OTM)

To assist the Department of Defense (DoD) and the railroads for the safe transport of vital military materiel from CONUS storage/training facilities to coastal port locations via rail, utilizing closely coordinated safety inspections by FRA personnel. Timely departure/arrival of these trains is of...

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