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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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Oil-Free Air Compressor Research for Freight Locomotives

CITE Title : Oil-Free Air Compressor Research for Freight Locomotives Creator(s) : Gorhum, Travis Corporate Creator(s) : ENSCO, Inc Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Data, and Innovation;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2024-10-31 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24/43 URL : /view/dot/78448 "Oil-Free Air Compressor Research" (2024). "Oil-Free Air Compressor Research for Freight Locomotives" (2024) "Oil-Free Air Compressor Research for Freight Locomotives" , 2024 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gorhum, Travis

2024-10-31

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Ensco, Inc. to evaluate oil-free air compressor technology for potential applicability in freight...
Locomotive Crash Energy Management Train-to-Train Collision Test

CITE Title : Locomotive Crash Energy Management Train-to-Train Collision Test Creator(s) : DeGeorge, Matthew;Gorhum, Travis; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology Published Date : 2023-08-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-23/22 URL : /view/dot/68745 "Locomotive Crash Energy Management" (2023). "Locomotive Crash Energy Management Train-to-Train Collision Test" (2023) "Locomotive Crash Energy Management Train-to-Train Collision Test" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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DeGeorge, Matthew ;

Gorhum, Travis

2023-08-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored MxV Rail to conduct a collision test using both a moving and a stationary three-car consist. The m...
F40 CEM Locomotive and M1 Passenger Car Impact Test

CITE Title : F40 CEM Locomotive and M1 Passenger Car Impact Test Creator(s) : DeGeorge, Matthew;Gorhum, Travis; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 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-22/24 URL : /view/dot/62494 "F40 CEM Locomotive and" (2022). "F40 CEM Locomotive and M1 Passenger Car Impact Test" (2022) "F40 CEM Locomotive and M1 Passenger Car Impact Test" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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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...
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)...
Conventional and CEM Passenger Locomotive Impact Test

CITE Title : Conventional and CEM Passenger Locomotive Impact Test Creator(s) : Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Gorhum, Travis; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 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 : 2021-01-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/02 URL : /view/dot/54541 "Conventional and CEM Passenger" (2021). "Conventional and CEM Passenger Locomotive Impact Test" (2021) "Conventional and CEM Passenger Locomotive Impact Test" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ;

Gorhum, Travis

2021-01-01

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Transportation Technology Center, Inc. conducted an impact test with two F40 locomotives to evaluate the performance of both vehicles under dynamic co...
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...
Conventional Coupling Test Between Coach Car and Passenger Locomotive

CITE Title : Conventional Coupling Test Between Coach Car and Passenger Locomotive Creator(s) : Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Gorhum, Travis; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. 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 : 2019-04-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/06 URL : /view/dot/55740 "Conventional Coupling Test Between" (2019). "Conventional Coupling Test Between Coach Car and Passenger Locomotive" (2019) "Conventional Coupling Test Between Coach Car and Passenger Locomotive" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ;

Gorhum, Travis

2019-04-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) in conducting impact tests between a Budd M1 Car and...