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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 or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530840.

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    Passenger Acceptance of Alignments with Frequent Curves in Maglev or Other Very-High-Speed Ground Systems
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    Harding, J. ;
    Pollard, John K.
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    1999-03-31
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    This study explored comfort and motion-sickness effects of Maglev travel in corridors characterized by frequent curves. A procedure was developed for ...
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    Understanding how train dispatchers manage and control trains : results of a cognitive task analysis
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    Roth, Emilie M. ;
    Malsch, N.
    1999-03-01
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    This report documents the results of a preliminary Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) that examined how experienced train dispatchers manage andschedule tr...
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    Experimental determination of release fields in cut railroad car wheels
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    Czarnek, R.
    1999-02-01
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    A new approach to the measurement of residual stresses in railroad wheels is investigated using a saw cut method of releasing stresses in the structur...
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    Risk/benefit assessment of delayed action concept for rail inspection
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    Tang, Y. H. ;
    Jeong, D. Y.
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    1999-02-01
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    A Monte Carlo simulation of certain aspects of rail inspection is presented. The simulation is used to investigate alternative practices in railroad r...
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    Railroad Horn Systems Research
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    Rapoza, Amanda S. ;
    Rickley, Edward J.
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    1999-01-01
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    The U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, in support of the F...
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    Development of a hazard-based method for evaluating the fire safety of passenger trains
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    Bukowski, Richard W. ;
    Peacock, Richard D.
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    1999-01-01
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    The fire safety of U.S. passenger rail trains currently is addressed through small-scale flammability and smoke emission tests and performance criteri...
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    Freight car reflectorization
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    Carroll, A. A. ;
    Multer, J.
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    1999-01-01
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    Collisions at highway-railroad grade crossings have posed a significant safety problem. To reduce the number of these collisions at highway-railroad g...
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    Fundamentals of track lateral shift for high-speed rail applications
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    Kish, Andrew ;
    Samavedam, Gopal
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    1998-12-01
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    The fundamental mechanics of track lateral shift due to vehicle and thermally induced loads are defined, and an analytic approach is presented for the...
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    Estimation of Rail Wear Limits Based on Rail Strength Investigations
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    Jeong, David Y. ;
    Tang, Yim H.
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    1998-12-01
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    This report describes analyses performed to estimate limits on rail wear based on strength investigations. Two different failure modes are considered ...
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    Propagation Analysis of Transverse Defects Originating at the Lower Gage Corner of Rail
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    Jeong, David Y. ;
    Tang, Yim H.
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    1998-12-01
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    This report describes analyses performed to examine the growth rate of a particular transverse defect that forms in the rail head. The most common tra...
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    Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture [Presentation]
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    Gordon, Jeff ;
    Perlman, A. Benjamin
    1998-11-01
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    A finite element simulation is presented for the prediction of residual stresses resulting from the heat treatment of railroad commuter car wheels dur...
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    Safety Evaluation of TSM Prototype Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Train Brake System on Brake Rack
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    Carlson, Fred
    1998-11-01
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    Performance standards for Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) freight brake systems for use on the North American railroads are being developed ...
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    Human Factors Guidelines for Locomotive Cabs
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    Multer, Jordan ;
    Rudich, Robert
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    1998-11-01
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    This document presents human factors' guidelines for the evaluation of the locomotive cab. These guidelines are part of an effort to evaluate working ...
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    Training requirements for railroad dispatchers : objectives, syllabi and test designs
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    Reinach, S. ;
    Gertler, J.
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    1998-11-01
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    This report presents the results of a study to develop railroad dispatcher training objectives, syllabi for three types of training programs and test ...
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    Evaluation of retroreflective markings to increase rail car conspicuity
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    Ford, Robert E ;
    Hungerford, John C
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    1998-10-01
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    The purpose of this study was to develop guidelines and recommendations for the design of retroreflective marking systems to enhance the conspicuity o...
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    Field Evaluation of a Wayside Horn at a Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing
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    Multer, Jordan ;
    Rapoza, Amanda
    1998-06-01
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    The current study represents one of several efforts by the Federal Railroad Administration to evaluate the effectiveness of auditory warnings designed...
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    Improved Source Location Using Sensor Arrays
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    Connolly, Mark P. ;
    Lyman, James
    1998-06-01
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    The purpose of this research was to develop a sensor array capable of identifying the location of acoustic sources. The sensor array was constructed f...
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    Analyses of rail chill effect
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    Raj, P. K. ;
    Crowe, K. E.
    1998-06-01
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    The principles of heat transfer are applied to analyze the so-called "rail chill" effect, which refers to hear loss by conduction from a hot rail vehi...
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    Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems: Human Factors Phase III: Effects of Control Automation on Operator Performance
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    Multer, J ;
    Lanzilotta, E.
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    1998-04-01
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    This report summarizes work done under an ongoing research program at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, RSPA/USDOT (Cambridge, MA) in ...
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    Intelligent transportation systems and their implications for railroads : proceedings of a joint FRA-ITS America technical symposium
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    Carroll, Anya A.
    1998-03-01
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    The Federal Railroad Administration and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) convened a joint Technical Symposium on June 4...
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