Preliminary reconstruction of the November 30, 2007 Chicago, IL rail collision

Details

• Creators:
  Llana, Patricia ; Tyrell, David C.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Accident reconstruction
  • Accident diagrams
  • On the scene accident investigation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  JRC2011-56103
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  Chicago (Illinois)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION
• Abstract:
  The Volpe Center is supporting the Federal Railroad Administration in performing rail passenger equipment crashworthiness research. The overall objective of this research is to develop strategies for improving structural crashworthiness and occupant protection. A field study of passenger train accidents is being conducted to investigate the causal mechanisms of the injuries incurred by train occupants. The investigation of the November 30, 2007 collision in Chicago, IL has provided preliminary data on the structural damage as well as occupant injuries resulting from the impact. This data will be used in simulations to guide the development of crashworthiness strategies.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9133/dot_9133_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.84 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f90c2a0013b41c0776360a0bf723cd20c2e70ffe6c88c8b1a4a18ff75de3dc3d