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Railroad Tank Car Fire Test: Test No. 6
The Department of Transportation is conducting an extensive research program designed to develop methods to minimize personal injury and damage to property caused by fire from ruptured railroad tank cars filled with hazardous materials. The Ballistic Research Laboratories were requested by the...Development of a Computer Program for Modeling the Heat Effects on a Railroad Tank Car
A mathematical model has been programmed in FORTRAN IV that represents the response to a fire environment of a railroad tank car laden with a volatile, flammable fluid. Inputs to the program include total mass of lading per foot of tank length, tank length, number and flow area of relief valves...Remarks for Presentation: National Environmental Policy Act and High-Speed Rail Conference
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Rail: The Mode of Opportunity at the National Environmental Policy Act and High-Speed Rail Conference
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Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting (2006).
Railroad dispatchers shoulder more responsibilities today than ever before due to changes in technology,operating practices and the economy. This paper reviews literature on the job of railroad dispatching andsummarizes research conducted to identify and document railroad dispatcher tasks and...