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Digitized copies of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission railroad accident reports, dating from 1911 to 1993. Incident reports are searchable by site of incident and date of incident. Bookmark this collection:https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_irr

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    Finite Element Analyses of Side Impacts to DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Cars with Water and Liquid Nitrogen
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    Eshraghi, Shaun ; Krishnamurthy, Aswani ; ...
    2022-06-01
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    On June 11, 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a side impact test on a surrogate DOT-113 tank car filled with water at the Tran...
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    Integrity of Rail Passenger Equipment Glazing Systems
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    Prabhakaran, Anand ; Gantoi, Florentina ; ...
    2022-06-01
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    Failures of glazing retention mechanisms on passenger trains have led to multiple injuries and fatalities in rollover-type accidents over the last sev...
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    F40 CEM Locomotive and M1 Passenger Car Impact Test
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    DeGeorge, Matthew ; Gorhum, Travis ;
    2022-06-01
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    An impact test with a F40 locomotive and a M1 passenger car was conducted to evaluate the performance of the vehicles under dynamic conditions. The lo...
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    Validation of Scaling Laws for Fully-Developed Passenger Rail Car Fires
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    Hodges, Jonathan ; DiDomizio, Matthew (Matt) ; ...
    2022-06-01
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    The focus of this effort was to confirm the capability of the scaling laws to predict full-scale fully-developed compartment fire heat release rates (...
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    Framework for Wheel Life Model – Phase I
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    Jang, Bora ; Singh, Som P. ;
    2022-06-01
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    Researchers developed a model to predict the life of a freight railroad car wheel due to rolling contact fatigue, crack initiation and growth leading ...
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    Short Line Safety Institute: Identifying Safety Culture Trends in the Industry [Research Results]
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    Kidda, Starr ; Leone, Julia ; ...
    2022-06-01
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    The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is dedicated to the continuous improvement of safety and safety culture across all short line and regional rail...
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    Intelligent Crossing Assessment and Traffic Sharing System (i-CATSS)
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    Qian, Yu ; Wang, Yi ; ...
    2022-05-01
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    Railroad crossings may cause unexpected blockages and considerable traffic delays, especially in urban areas. However, there is no practical system av...
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    Effectiveness of Wayside Detector Technologies on Train Operation Safety
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    Singh, Som P.
    2022-05-01
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    Under the safety mandate for wayside detection technology, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has contributed to the development and deployment...
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    Centralized Interlocking for Moving Block Research Project
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    Rosales-Yepez, Jose ; Vieira, Paulo ; ...
    2022-05-01
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    Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) researched and developed concepts for a centralized interlocking (CIXL) system to satisfy the needs of N...
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    Rail-Mounted Strain Gauges for Tie Reaction Measurement Under Dynamic Loading [Research Results]
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    Thompson, II, Hugh B ; Alturk, Rakan ; ...
    2022-05-01
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    Several research and field applications have backed the crib circuit (CC) (i.e., installed between two ties) for vertical wheel load measurement. Howe...
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    Smart Track: Wireless, Continuous Monitoring of Track Conditions
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    Edwards, J. Riley ; Spencer, Bill ; ...
    2022-05-01
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    The mission of the Smart Track research project is to improve the rail industry’s ability to answer critical safety- and maintenance-related questio...
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    Implementing SLSI-Provided Opportunities Supports Safety Culture Growth [Research Results]
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    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
    2022-04-01
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    Open-bay seating is a common configuration in U.S. passenger railcars. The current version of the American Public Transportation Association’s safet...
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    Field Validation of Vertical Tie Reaction Force Measurement Using Rail Strain Gauges [Research Results]
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    United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
    2022-03-01
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    On October 2021 in Chambersburg, PA, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) tasked ENSCO Inc. and Oklahoma State University (OSU) to verify the con...
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    Effect of Concrete Composition on Splitting Cracks in Prestressed Concrete Railroad Ties [Research Results]
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    Stuart, Cameron ; Peterman, Robert J. ; ...
    2022-03-01
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    This research was part of a larger project, “Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proper Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned Concrete Rail...
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    Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake Device with Pneumatic Brake Emulation – Field Demonstration
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    Sharma & Associates, Inc.
    2022-03-01
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    Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) brake technology can improve both safety and braking performance of trains. One of the technical barriers is...
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    Review of Tank Car Side Impact Test Research and Analyses of 2007–2019
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    Krishnamurthy, Aswani ; Trevithick, Shawn ; ...
    2022-03-01
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    The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has a long-standing research program to examine the puncture resistance of railroad tank cars used in the tr...
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