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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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Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Structural Seat Test [Research Results]

CITE Title : Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Structural Seat Test [Research Results] Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Severson, Kristine; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 2023-05-01 Report Number : RR 23-06 URL : /view/dot/67364 "Finite Element Analysis of" (2023). "Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Structural Seat Test [Research Results]" (2023) "Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Structural Seat Test [Research Results]" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Severson, Kristine

2023-05-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored researchers at the Volpe Center to perform finite element analyses (FEA) of 8g dynamic crash tests...
Finite Element Model Validation of THOR-50M ATD for APTA Table Test [Research Results]

CITE Title : Finite Element Model Validation of THOR-50M ATD for APTA Table Test [Research Results] Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Severson, Kristine; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 2023-05-01 Report Number : RR 23-08 URL : /view/dot/67362 "Finite Element Model Validation" (2023). "Finite Element Model Validation of THOR-50M ATD for APTA Table Test [Research Results]" (2023) "Finite Element Model Validation of THOR-50M ATD for APTA Table Test [Research Results]" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Severson, Kristine

2023-05-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Volpe Center researchers to validate a publicly available finite element (FE) model of the Test de...
Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Injury Seat Test [Research Results]

CITE Title : Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Injury Seat Test [Research Results] Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Severson, Kristine; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 2023-05-01 Report Number : RR 23-07 URL : /view/dot/67363 "Finite Element Analysis of" (2023). "Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Injury Seat Test [Research Results]" (2023) "Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Injury Seat Test [Research Results]" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Severson, Kristine

2023-05-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored researchers at the Volpe Center to perform finite element analyses (FEA) of 8g dynamic crash tests...
Locomotive Crash Energy Management: Train-to-Train Impact Test [Research Results]

CITE Title : Locomotive Crash Energy Management: Train-to-Train Impact Test [Research Results] Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);MxV (formerly TTCI); Published Date : 2023-03-01 Report Number : RR 23-03 URL : /view/dot/66888 "Locomotive Crash Energy Management:" (2023). "Locomotive Crash Energy Management: Train-to-Train Impact Test [Research Results]" (2023) "Locomotive Crash Energy Management: Train-to-Train Impact Test [Research Results]" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff

2023-03-01

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Research to develop new technologies for increasing the safety of passengers and crew in rail equipment is being directed by the Federal Railroad Admi...
Train-to-Train Impact Test: Wheelchair Securement Experiments

CITE Title : Train-to-Train Impact Test: Wheelchair Securement Experiments Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology;MxV Rail;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 2022-09-01 Report Number : RR 22-27 URL : /view/dot/64418 "Train-to-Train Impact Test: Wheelchair" (2022). "Train-to-Train Impact Test: Wheelchair Securement Experiments" (2022) "Train-to-Train Impact Test: Wheelchair Securement Experiments" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff

2022-09-01

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Researchers crash-tested off-the-shelf wheelchair securement devices in a train-to-train impact test at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo...
Controls to Eliminate Broken Rails in Service

CITE Title : Controls to Eliminate Broken Rails in Service Creator(s) : Tunna, John;Gordon, Jeff;Jeong, David Y.;Patrick, Carlo; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 2016-04-12 Report Number : JRC2016-5705 URL : /view/dot/12280 "Controls to Eliminate Broken" (2016). "Controls to Eliminate Broken Rails in Service" (2016) "Controls to Eliminate Broken Rails in Service" , 2016 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Tunna, John ;

Gordon, Jeff

2016-04-12

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Broken rails in freight and passenger revenue service occurdue to single, or combinations of, faults or failures of variouskinds. These may occur due ...
Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth

CITE Title : Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth Creator(s) : Akhtar, Muhammad;Davis, David;Maal, Luis;Gordon, Jeff;Jeong, David Y.; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;United States. Federal Railroad Administration;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 : 2011-02-03 URL : /view/dot/36486 "Effect of Track Parameters" (2011). "Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth" (2011) "Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth" , 2011 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Akhtar, Muhammad ;

Davis, David

2011-02-03

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By their very nature, rail joints create discontinuities in the running surface of the rails. In addition to bending, thermal, and residual stresses, ...
Engineering Studies on Structural Integrity of Railroad Tank Cars Under Accident Loading Conditions

CITE Title : Engineering Studies on Structural Integrity of Railroad Tank Cars Under Accident Loading Conditions Creator(s) : Jeong, David Y.;Tang, Yim H.;Lyons, Matthew L;Gordon, Jeff;Orringer, O.;Perlman, A. Benjamin;Yu, Hailing; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 2009-10-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-09/18 URL : /view/dot/9005 "Engineering Studies on Structural" (2009). "Engineering Studies on Structural Integrity of Railroad Tank Cars Under Accident Loading Conditions" (2009) "Engineering Studies on Structural Integrity of Railroad Tank Cars Under Accident Loading Conditions" , 2009 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Jeong, David Y. ;

Tang, Yim H.

2009-10-01

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This report describes research conducted to support the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in addressing safety recommendations made by the Nationa...
Estimation of the fatigue life of railroad joint bars

CITE Title : Estimation of the fatigue life of railroad joint bars Creator(s) : Talamini, Brandon;Jeong, David Y.;Gordon, Jeff; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 2007-03-13 Report Number : JRCICE2007-40065 URL : /view/dot/8986 "Estimation of the fatigue" (2007). "Estimation of the fatigue life of railroad joint bars" (2007) "Estimation of the fatigue life of railroad joint bars" , 2007 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Talamini, Brandon ;

Jeong, David Y.

2007-03-13

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This paper investigates the influence of physical track conditions in the vicinity of a rail joint on the fatigue life of the joint bars. Recent derai...
Residual stresses in passenger car wheels

CITE Title : Residual stresses in passenger car wheels Creator(s) : Liu, Shuangqin;Perlman, Benjamin;Gordon, Jeff; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Federal Railroad Administration;Tufts University; Published Date : 2006-11-05 Report Number : IMECE2006-14526 URL : /view/dot/8988 "Residual stresses in passenger" (2006). "Residual stresses in passenger car wheels" (2006) "Residual stresses in passenger car wheels" , 2006 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Liu, Shuangqin ;

Perlman, Benjamin

2006-11-05

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The purpose of this paper is to present the extension of previous studies aimed at understanding the residual stress distribution in as-manufactured r...
Development of a standard for new passenger car wheel designs

CITE Title : Development of a standard for new passenger car wheel designs Creator(s) : Talamini, Brandon;Perlman, Benjamin;Gordon, Jeff; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 2006-11-05 Report Number : IMECE2006-14735 URL : /view/dot/8987 "Development of a standard" (2006). "Development of a standard for new passenger car wheel designs" (2006) "Development of a standard for new passenger car wheel designs" , 2006 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Talamini, Brandon ;

Perlman, Benjamin

2006-11-05

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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is seeking to develop specifications to ensure that wheels used in transit and commuter applicat...
Investigation of the effects of sliding on wheel tread damage

CITE Title : Investigation of the effects of sliding on wheel tread damage Creator(s) : Talamini, Brandon;Gordon, Jeff;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Tufts University;United States. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 2005-11-05 Report Number : IMECE2005-82826 URL : /view/dot/8991 "Investigation of the effects" (2005). "Investigation of the effects of sliding on wheel tread damage" (2005) "Investigation of the effects of sliding on wheel tread damage" , 2005 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Talamini, Brandon ;

Gordon, Jeff

2005-11-05

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Wheel tread spalling is the main source of damage to wheel treads anda primary cause for wheel removals from service. Severe frictionalheating of the ...
Development of a passenger wheel standard

CITE Title : Development of a passenger wheel standard Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Stone, D.; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Hunter Holiday Consulting, Inc.;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 2005-11-05 Report Number : IMECE2005-82790 URL : /view/dot/8990 "Development of a passenger" (2005). "Development of a passenger wheel standard" (2005) "Development of a passenger wheel standard" , 2005 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Stone, D.

2005-11-05

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The American Public Transit Association (APTA) is seeking to develop specifications to ensure that wheels used in passenger applications perform safel...
Finite element estimation of the residual stresses in roller-straightened rail

CITE Title : Finite element estimation of the residual stresses in roller-straightened rail Creator(s) : Talamini, Brandon;Gordon, Jeff;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Tufts University;United States. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 2004-11-13 Report Number : IMECE2004-61850 URL : /view/dot/8992 "Finite element estimation of" (2004). "Finite element estimation of the residual stresses in roller-straightened rail" (2004) "Finite element estimation of the residual stresses in roller-straightened rail" , 2004 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Talamini, Brandon ;

Gordon, Jeff

2004-11-13

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The purpose of this paper is to develop models to accurately predictthe residual stresses due to the roller straightening of railroad rails.Several as...
Effects of wear and service conditions on residual stresses in commuter car wheels

CITE Title : Effects of wear and service conditions on residual stresses in commuter car wheels Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 2004-09-01 URL : /view/dot/8993 "Effects of wear and" (2004). "Effects of wear and service conditions on residual stresses in commuter car wheels" (2004) "Effects of wear and service conditions on residual stresses in commuter car wheels" , 2004 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Perlman, A. Benjamin

2004-09-01

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This paper illustrates application of the shakedown residual stress estimation technique toassess the effects of service conditions on wheel residual ...
Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels

CITE Title : Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Tufts University; Published Date : 2001-09-01 URL : /view/dot/8996 "Effects of service conditions" (2001). "Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels" (2001) "Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels" , 2001 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Perlman, A. Benjamin

2001-09-01

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The effects of simulated service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stressdistribution in commuter car wheels are investigated. The residual s...
Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels

CITE Title : Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Jones, Jerrel A.;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1999-11-01 URL : /view/dot/8523 "Evaluation of service-induced residual" (1999). "Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels" (1999) "Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels" , 1999 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Jones, Jerrel A.

1999-11-01

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Analyses of the effects of service conditions on the distribution ofresidual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels are presented. Novelsoftware has...
Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture [Presentation]

CITE Title : Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture [Presentation] Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1998-11-01 URL : /view/dot/8521 "Estimation of Residual Stresses" (1998). "Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture [Presentation]" (1998) "Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture [Presentation]" , 1998 Export RIS Citation Information.

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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...
Prospects for making carbide-free bainitic thick steel plate by means of controlled quenching : a first estimate

CITE Title : Prospects for making carbide-free bainitic thick steel plate by means of controlled quenching : a first estimate Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Orringer, O.; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 1995-11-12 URL : /view/dot/9000 "Prospects for making carbide-free" (1995). "Prospects for making carbide-free bainitic thick steel plate by means of controlled quenching : a first estimate" (1995) "Prospects for making carbide-free bainitic thick steel plate by means of controlled quenching : a first estimate" , 1995 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Orringer, O.

1995-11-12

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Materials used for the shells of pressurized railroad tank carsmust be strong and inexpensive, yet also easily weldable andresistant to fracture. The ...