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Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) promotes safe and environmentally sound rail transportation. The FRA conducts research and development tests to evaluate projects in support of its safety mission and to enhance the railroad system as a national transportation resource. Public education campaigns on highway-rail grade crossing safety and the danger of trespassing on rail property are also administered by FRA. Bookmark this collection https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_fra or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530835.

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Full-scale Grade Crossing Impact of a Single-frame Highway Truck into an LNG Tender

CITE Title : Full-scale Grade Crossing Impact of a Single-frame Highway Truck into an LNG Tender Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Eshraghi, Shaun;Jacobsen, Karina;Mowry, Tatiana;Spangenberg, Ulrich;Sullivan, Laura; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Transportation Technology Center, Inc (TTCI); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Data, and Innovation; Published Date : 2024-03-21 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24/14 URL : /view/dot/73781 "Full-scale Grade Crossing Impact" (2024). "Full-scale Grade Crossing Impact of a Single-frame Highway Truck into an LNG Tender" (2024) "Full-scale Grade Crossing Impact of a Single-frame Highway Truck into an LNG Tender" , 2024 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Eshraghi, Shaun

2024-03-21

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FRA sponsored a research team from Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to execute a grade crossing side impact test of a heavy highway vehic...
Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen

CITE Title : Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Eshraghi, Shaun;Krishnamurthy, Aswani; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2024-02-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24-12 URL : /view/dot/73560 "Modeling and Analysis of" (2024). "Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen" (2024) "Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen" , 2024 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Eshraghi, Shaun

2024-02-01

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As part of a series of impact tests, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research team from Transportation Technology Center, workin...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading Creator(s) : Eshraghi, Shaun;Belport, Steve;Carolan, Michael;Trevithick, Shawn;Krishnamurthy, Aswani; Corporate Creator(s) : MxV Rail;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2024-01-16 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24-02 URL : /view/dot/73148 "Side Impact Test and" (2024). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading" (2024) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading" , 2024 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Eshraghi, Shaun ;

Belport, Steve

2024-01-16

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As part of a research program to improve transportation safety for tank cars carrying hazardous materials, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) s...
Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022]

CITE Title : Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022] Creator(s) : Eshraghi, Shaun;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2022-12-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22/42 URL : /view/dot/65567 "Side Structure Integrity Research" (2022). "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022]" (2022) "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022]" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Eshraghi, Shaun ;

Carolan, Michael

2022-12-01

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FRA sponsored research to evaluate the side impact strength of Tier I passenger rail equipment designs built to the current rollover and side structur...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading Creator(s) : Belport, Steve;Carolan, Michael;Trevithick, Shawn;Eshraghi, Shaun;Krishnamurthy, Aswani; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2022-09-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22/33 URL : /view/dot/64146 "Side Impact Test and" (2022). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading" (2022) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Belport, Steve ;

Carolan, Michael

2022-09-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a side impact test of a surrogate DOT-113 tank car at the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (...
Finite Element Analyses of Side Impacts to DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Cars with Water and Liquid Nitrogen

CITE Title : Finite Element Analyses of Side Impacts to DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Cars with Water and Liquid Nitrogen Creator(s) : Eshraghi, Shaun;Krishnamurthy, Aswani;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2022-06-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22/22 12. URL : /view/dot/62413 "Finite Element Analyses of" (2022). "Finite Element Analyses of Side Impacts to DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Cars with Water and Liquid Nitrogen" (2022) "Finite Element Analyses of Side Impacts to DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Cars with Water and Liquid Nitrogen" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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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...
Review of Tank Car Side Impact Test Research and Analyses of 2007–2019

CITE Title : Review of Tank Car Side Impact Test Research and Analyses of 2007–2019 Creator(s) : Krishnamurthy, Aswani;Trevithick, Shawn;Carolan, Michael;Spangenberg, Ulrich;Wilson, Nicholas;Eshraghi, Shaun;Kirkpatrick, Steven W; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Applied Research Associates, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2022-03-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22/14 URL : /view/dot/61142 "Review of Tank Car" (2022). "Review of Tank Car Side Impact Test Research and Analyses of 2007–2019" (2022) "Review of Tank Car Side Impact Test Research and Analyses of 2007–2019" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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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...
Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication

CITE Title : Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication Creator(s) : Sullivan, Laura;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2022-02-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22/04 URL : /view/dot/60403 "Mechanical Properties of TC-128B" (2022). "Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication" (2022) "Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Sullivan, Laura ;

Carolan, Michael

2022-02-01

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This report describes a testing program examining the effects of different stages of tank car fabrication on the mechanical properties of TC-128B stee...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Water

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Water Creator(s) : Wilson, Nicholas;Carolan, Michael;Trevithick, Shawn;Eshraghi, Shaun; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2021-12-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/35 URL : /view/dot/59864 "Side Impact Test and" (2021). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Water" (2021) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113 Surrogate Tank Car with Water" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Wilson, Nicholas ;

Carolan, Michael

2021-12-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a side impact test of a surrogate DOT-113 tank car at Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI...
Raking Impact Testing of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Fuel Tanks

CITE Title : Raking Impact Testing of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Fuel Tanks Creator(s) : Gorhum, Travis;Carolan, Michael;Jacobsen, Karina;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Shurland, Melissa; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology Published Date : 2021-10-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/27 URL : /view/dot/58173 "Raking Impact Testing of" (2021). "Raking Impact Testing of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Fuel Tanks" (2021) "Raking Impact Testing of Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Fuel Tanks" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gorhum, Travis ;

Carolan, Michael

2021-10-01

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On December 18, 2018, a quasi-static raking test of a diesel multiple unit (DMU) fuel tank was conducted at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC)...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a Legacy DOT 113 Tank Car

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a Legacy DOT 113 Tank Car Creator(s) : Trevithick, Shawn;Carolan, Michael;Eshraghi, Shaun;Wilson, Nicholas; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2021-09-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/28 URL : /view/dot/57546 "Side Impact Test and" (2021). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a Legacy DOT 113 Tank Car" (2021) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a Legacy DOT 113 Tank Car" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Trevithick, Shawn ;

Carolan, Michael

2021-09-01

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On November 19, 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to conduct a side impact test...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car Creator(s) : Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Carolan, Michael;Gorhum, Travis;Eshraghi, Shaun; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; Published Date : 2019-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/13 URL : /view/dot/40276 "Side Impact Test and" (2019). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car" (2019) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ;

Carolan, Michael

2019-05-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a side impact test on a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)-117J100W (DOT-117) tank car at the...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Transportation Technology Center, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development Published Date : 2019-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/12 URL : /view/dot/40277 "Side Impact Test and" (2019). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car" (2019) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Rakoczy, Przemyslaw

2019-05-01

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Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) conducted a side impact test on a Department of Transportation (DOT)-105A500W (referred to DOT-105) tank...
Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading

CITE Title : Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Perlman, Benjamin; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 2019-04-10 Report Number : JRC2019-1268 URL : /view/dot/39740 "Developing Finite Element Models" (2019). "Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading" (2019) "Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Perlman, Benjamin

2019-04-10

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This paper lays out a framework for examining individual modeling techniques employed in the model, using a “building block” approach. Rather than...
Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment

CITE Title : Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment Creator(s) : Eshraghi, Shaun;Carolan, Michael;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2018-11-09 Report Number : IMECE2018-87700 URL : /view/dot/38035 "Side Structure Integrity Research" (2018). "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment" (2018) "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Eshraghi, Shaun ;

Carolan, Michael

2018-11-09

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This paper describes the status of the current FRA research related to side structure integrity and describes the planned next stage of the research p...
Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank

CITE Title : Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank Creator(s) : Gordon, Travis;Carolan, Michael;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Jacobsen, Karina;Eshraghi, Shaun;Shurland, Melissa; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2018-07-16 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-18/22 URL : /view/dot/36289 "Blunt Impact Testing of" (2018). "Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank" (2018) "Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Travis ;

Carolan, Michael

2018-07-16

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Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed a dynamic impact test of a diesel multiple unit (DMU) fuel tank at the Transportation Technolo...
Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data

CITE Title : Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Perlman, Benjamin;Gonzalez, Francisco, III; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 2018-05-16 Report Number : VVS2018-9322 URL : /view/dot/36454 "Validation of Puncture Simulations" (2018). "Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data" (2018) "Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Perlman, Benjamin

2018-05-16

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has sponsored a series of full-scale dynamic shell impact tests to rai...
Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA

CITE Title : Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA Creator(s) : Tyrell, David;Severson, Kristine;Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael;Lapre, Pete;Whelan, Charlie;Schuster, Jennifer;Sandler, Marc;Marceau, Phillip; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; Published Date : 2017-09-29 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/20 URL : /view/dot/35576 "Passenger/Freight train collision September" (2017). "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA" (2017) "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Tyrell, David ;

Severson, Kristine

2017-09-29

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On September 12, 2008, a passenger train and freight train collided head-on in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles, CA. Each train was initially tr...
Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices

CITE Title : Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices Creator(s) : Tyrell, David;Severson, Kristine;Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael;Lapre, Pete;Whelan, Charlie;Schuster, Jennifer;Sandler, Marc;Marceau, Phillip; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2017-09-29 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/20 URL : /view/dot/34278 "Passenger/Freight train collision September" (2017). "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices" (2017) "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Tyrell, David ;

Severson, Kristine

2017-09-29

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On September 12, 2008, a passenger train and freight train collided head-on in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles, CA. Each train was initially tr...
Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses

CITE Title : Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses Creator(s) : Klopp, Adam;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Fries, Robert;Anankitpaiboon, Satima;Bruce, Ian;Christie, Nicholas;Willford, Andy;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;Arup;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2017-09-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/14 URL : /view/dot/32533 "Passenger car crippling end-load" (2017). "Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses" (2017) "Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Klopp, Adam ;

Rakoczy, Przemyslaw

2017-09-01

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The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed a series of full-scale tests and a finite element analysis (FEA) in a case study that may ...

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