Controls to Eliminate Broken Rails in Service

Tunna, John; Gordon, Jeff; Jeong, David Y.; Patrick, Carlo; United States. Federal Railroad Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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Controls to Eliminate Broken Rails in Service

2016-04-12
By Tunna, John ; Gordon, Jeff ; Jeong, David Y. ; ...

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Tunna, John ; Gordon, Jeff ; Jeong, David Y. ; Patrick, Carlo

Tunna, John ; Gordon, Jeff ; Jeong, David Y. ; Patrick, Carlo Less -
Corporate Creators:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

United States. Federal Railroad Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Defects Fault Tree Analysis Flaw Detection Freight And Passenger Services Human Error Inspection Rail (Railroads) Rail Joints Railroad Safety
Publication/ Report Number:

JRC2016-5705
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

Ohio ; Iowa ; Virginia ; West Virginia ; North Dakota ; ... More +

Ohio ; Iowa ; Virginia ; West Virginia ; North Dakota ; New York (New York) Less -
Corporate Publisher:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NTL Classification:

AGR-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;
Abstract:

Broken rails in freight and passenger revenue service occur

due to single, or combinations of, faults or failures of various

kinds. These may occur due to limitations inherent in the rail

defect inspection process, track maintenance and renewal

practices, and may also arise due to changes in operating

conditions. The Government and the industry have developed

regulations, standards and procedures to control these issues

and reduce broken rail occurrences. This paper presents a

broken rail fault tree as a way of visualizing the problem. It

describes current controls and shows how they map onto the

fault tree. Examples of recent broken rail derailments are used

to illustrate the fault tree. Lessons learned are used to identify

areas where further tightening of controls or the imposition of

new controls may be required to further reduce the number of,

and potentially eliminate, broken rails in service.
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Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:5a9936badb44ee4781b4d7159cb982f4cf289d0c8a6a51c56a26ac7a17e9f6d4
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