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Between August 2019 and May 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration sponsored researchers from Rutgers University, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Applied Research Associates, and the University of Houston to develop a risk analysis methodology for railroad transportation of...
Oversight and Examination of Railroad Grade Crossing Elimination and Safety, January 18, 2024
Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Payne, and members of the subcommittee – thank you for the opportunity to testify today and...
This report discusses a comprehensive fatigue and fracture characterization of modern head-hardened rails in reference to legacy rails. The focus is in on detail (i.e., transverse) fracture, the effects of the microstructural gradient in the railhead, and residual stresses caused by head-...
Examining the State of Rail Safety in the Aftermath of the Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio July 23, 2024
Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Wilson, and members of the subcommittee – thank you for the opportunity to...
FRA conducted its investigation as part of immediate and comprehensive USDOT response that began within hours of 2023 derailment
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On February 3, 2023, at 8:54 pm EST, Norfolk Southern (NS) Train 32N derailed at Milepost (MP) 49.5 on main track 1 of NS’s Fort Wayne Line Subdivision of the Keystone Division in East Palestine, Ohio. The train was hauling 149 freight cars, including 20 tank cars containing hazardous...