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Repair of Budd Pioneer Coach Car Crush Zones: Rail Passenger Equipment Impact Tests

The research team conducted a project to repair cars for use in a full-scale train-to-train collision test with crash energy management systems. The two cars had been damaged in previous dynamic tests. Several components required replacement, and some required design modification. This report...

Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems: The Aerodynamic Effects of Passing Trains to Surrounding Objects and People

Two safety issues are raised on the aerodynamic effects of a passing train on its surroundings. First, a high-speed train passing other trains on an adjacent track exerts aerodynamic pressure that can affect the structural integrity of window mount and glazing, and the stability of the railroad car...

Sitting on our Assets: Rehabilitating and Improving our Nation's Rail Infrastructure

Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of Secretary LaHood, I am honored to appear before you today to discuss the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF).

Quantitative Nondestructive Testing of Railroad Tank Cars Using the Probability of Detection Evaluation Approach

Through sponsorship by the Federal Railroad Administration and in cooperation with tank car industry representatives, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) has developed probability of detection (POD) curves for nondestructive testing (NDT) methods allowed under 49 CFR Sections 179 and...

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...

Post-Accident Testing Blood/Urine Custody and Control Form (49 CFR Part 219) FRA F 6180.74 (Specimen Identification Label)

Accident Information Required For Post-Accident Toxicological Testing (49 CFR Part 219) FRA F 6180.73

Collection of Post-Mortem Toxicology Samples (49 CFR Part 219) FRA F 6180.75

Drug Testing Custody & Control Form

How To Access Crossing Data from the FRA office of Safety Analysis Website - A Brief Guide

There are two methods of accessing crossing data: National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory data, and information from the Railroad Accident Incident Reporting System.

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