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Reports are listed by their corresponding report numbers starting with the most recent published document. Click on the "Report Number" for a pdf copy of the report, if available. Additionally, all these reports are also available to the U.S. public through the National Technical Information Service  in Springfield VA.

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D) REPORTS

REPORT NUMBER TITLE

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/13

Evaluation of a Top-of-Rail Lubrication System

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/12

The Aerodynamics Effects of High-Speed Trains on People and Property at Stations in the Northeast Corridor

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/11

Assessment of Potential Aerodynamic Effects on Personnel and Equipment in Proximity to High-Speed Train Operations:
Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/10

Railroad Horn Systems Research

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/09

Compliance with Railroad Operating Rules and Corporate Culture Influences: Results of a Focus Group and Structured Interviews

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/08 Safety Evaluation of TSM Prototype Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Train Brake System on Brake Rack

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/07

Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Train Brake Revenue Service Tests

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/06

Railroad Wheel Residual Stress Detection: An evaluation of residual stress in cast steel railroad wheels using EMATS.

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/05

Non-Accident Release of Hazmat from Railroad Tank Cars:
Training Issues

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/03

Risk/Benefit Assessment of Delayed Action Concept for Rail Inspection

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/02

Improving Railroad Safety and Rail Passenger Technology through Targeted Research and Demonstrations, 1992-1997

DOT/FRA/ORD-99/01

Fire Safety of Passenger Trains
Phase I:  Material Evaluation (Cone Calorimeter)

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/11

Freight Car Reflectorization

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/09A

Tank Car Thermal Analysis, Volume I:
User's Manual for Analysis Program

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/09B

Tank Car Thermal Analysis, Volume II:
Technical Documentation Report for Analysis Program

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/08

Training Requirements for Railroad Dispatchers:
Objectives, Syllabi and Test Designs

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/07

Estimation of Rail Wear Limits Based on Rail Strength Investigations

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/06

Propagation Analysis of Transverse Defects Originating at the Lower Gage Corner of Rail

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/05

Improved Source Location Using Sensor Arrays

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/04

Field Evaluation of a Wayside Horn at a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/03

Human Factors Guidelines for Locomotive Cabs

DOT/FRA/ORD-98/02 Feasibility Study on the Replacement of the T-6 Research Vehicle or the Upgrade of the T-6 Track Research Vehicle
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/01 Top-of-Rail Lubrication Energy Test

DOT/FRA/ORD-97/10

Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains
Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems

DOT/FRA/ORD-97/09 The Effects of Work Schedule on Train Handling Performance and Sleep of Locomotive Engineers: A Simulator Study.

DOT/FRA/ORD-97/08

Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium

DOT/FRA/ORD-97/07 Analyses of Rail Chill Effect
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/06 Experimental Determination of Release Fields in Cut Railroad Car Wheels
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/04 Influence of Contact Patch Resistance on Loss of Shunt at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/04 Influence of Contact Patch Resistance on Loss of Shunt at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing: Appendices A - C
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/04 Influence of Contact Patch Resistance on Loss of Shunt at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing: Appendices D - E
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/02 Analyses of Track Shift Under High-Speed Vehicle-Track Interaction
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/01 Investigation on CWR Longitudinal Restraint Behavior in Winter Rail Break and Summer Destressing Operations
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/xx Phase I Literature Search and Evaluation for Damage

DOT/FRA/ORD-96/09

Human Factors Phase II:  Design and Evaluation of Decision Aids for Control of High-Speed Trains: Experiments and Model

DOT/FRA/ORD-96/08

Crashworthiness Testing of Amtrak's Traditional Coach Seat.
Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems

DOT/FRA/ORD-96/07 Ride Quality Evaluation of High Speed Trains on the Northeast Corridor
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/06 Investigation of the Effects of Braking System Configurations on Thermal Input to Commuter Car Wheels
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/04 Procedure to Establish Inspection Intervals of Regularly Maintained In-Service Units Subject to Failure
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/03 Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/02 Estimation of Actual Residual Stresses Due to Braking and Contact Loading of Rail Vehicle Wheels
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/01 Design Data on Suspension Systems of Selected Rail Passenger Cars

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/14.2

Driver behavior at rail-highway grade crossings:
A signal detection theory analysis.

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/14.1

Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
Research Needs Workshop: Volume I

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/13

Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: Use of Auxiliary External Alerting Devices to Improve Locomotive Conspicuity

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/11 Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project Results of a 15,000-mile over-the-road Test

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/09

Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems:  Safety of Advanced Braking Concepts for High Speed Ground Transportation Systems

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08

Locomotive Crashworthiness Research
Executive Summary

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.i

Locomotive Crashworthiness Research
Volume 1:  Model Development and Validation

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.ii

Locomotive Crashworthiness Research
Volume 2:  Design Concept Generation and Evaluation

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.iii

Locomotive Crashworthiness Research
Volume 3:  Freight Locomotive Crashworthiness Concepts

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.iv

Locomotive Crashworthiness Research
Volume 4:  Additional Freight Locomotive Calculations

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/07

Trial Low Track Modulus Tests at FAST
Technical Note

DOT/FRA/ORD-95/05 Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/04 Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems:
Intrusion Barrier Design Study
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/03 Hazardous Materials Transportation in Tank Cars
Analysis of Risks - Part II
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/02 See Report Number DOT/FRA/ORD-98/02
DOT/FRA/ORD-94/24 Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Human Factors Phase I - Function Analyses and Theoretical Considerations

DOT/FRA/ORD-94/07

Wood Tie Track Resistance Characterization and Correlations Study

DOT/FRA/ORD-93/25

The Safety of Highway-Rail Grade Crossings:
Study of the Acoustic Characteristics of Railroad Horn Systems

DOT/FRA/ORD-93/10 Tank Car Fatigue Crack Growth Test
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/03.II Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the French Train A Grande Vitesse (TGV) Rail Systems - Volume II: Appendices

DOT/FRA/ORD-93/02.i

Collision Avoidance and Accident Survivability
Volume 1:  Collision Threat

DOT/FRA/ORD-93/02.ii

Collision Avoidance and Accident Survivability
Volume 2:  Collision Avoidance

DOT/FRA/ORD-93/02.iii

Collision Avoidance and Accident Survivability
Volume 3:  Accident Survivability

DOT/FRA/ORD-93/02.iv

Collision Avoidance and Accident Survivability
Volume 4:  Proposed Specification

DOT/FRA/ORD-93/01.I

Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems
Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and New Jersey Transit/North Jersey Coast Line Rail Systems Volume I: Analysis

DOT/FRA/ORD-92/34 Hazardous Materials Transportation in Tank Cars
Analysis of Risks - Part I
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/31 Dynamic Buff and Draft Testing Techniques
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/29 Aluminum/Cold Temperature Tank Car Punture Resistance Tests: Data Report
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/28 Controlled Tank Car Impact Tests
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/27 Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/18.1 Hazardous Materials Car Placement in A Train Consist
Volumen 1 - Review and Analysis

DOT/FRA/ORD-92/17

Engineman Stress and Fatigue: Pilot Tests

DOT/FRA/ORD-92/12 Aluminum Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/11 Chlorine Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/05 Residual Stress Measurements of Retrofltted Tank Car Weldments
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/03.II Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems - Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the French Train A Grande Vitesse (TGV) Rail Systems; Volume II: Appendices
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/02 Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems: German High-Speed Train Safety Requirements - Potential for Application in the United States
DOT/FRA/ORD-91/05 Tank Car Accident Data Analysis
DOT/FRA/ORD-91/01 Hazardous Material Releases Due To Unsecured Opennings and Lining Failures
DOT/FRA/ORD-90/02 Tank Car Frangible Disc Test
DOT/FRA/ORD-90/01 A Report on Tank Cars: Federal Oversight of Design, Construction and Repair
DOT/FRA/ORD-88/14 A Risk Assessment Study on Transportation of Hazardous Materials over U.S. Railroads
DOT/FRA/ORD-88/04 Safety Testing of Intermodal Hazmat Configurations: Summary Report
DOT/FRA/ORD-88/02 Evaluation of Damaged Tank Car Structural Integrity
DOT/FRA/ORD-87/11 Evaluation of the Thermal Effectiveness of Urethane Foam and Fiberglass as Insulation for Tank Cars
DOT/FRA/ORD-87/06 Puncture Resistance of Scale Model Aluminum Tank Car Heads
DOT/FRA/ORD-85/10 Thermal Insulation Systems Study for the Chlorine Tank Car
DOT/FRA/ORD-85/05 An Experimental Investigation of the Discharge of a Flashing Liquid from a Finite Reservoir
DOT/FRA/ORD-85/04 Small Scale Impact Simulation Tests
DOT/FRA/ORD-84/08.1 Temperatures, Pressures, and Liquid Levels of Tank Cars Engulfed in Fires: Volume I - Results of Parametric Analyses
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/20 Event Probabilities and Impact Zones for Hazardous Materials Accidents on Railroads
DOT/FRA/ORD-81/75.2 Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of US Railway Rolling Stock
DOT/FRA/ORD-81/75.I Engineering Data Characterizing the Fleet of U.S. Railway Rolling Stock: Volume 1 - User Guide
DOT/FRA/ORD-81/14 Improving Railroad Technology: A Directory of Research and Development Projects of the Federal Railroad Administration
DOT/FRA/ORD-80/06 Results and Analysis of the Switchyard Impact Tests
DOT/FRA/ORD-79/20.1 Flywheel Energy Storage Switcher: Study Summary and Detailed Description of Analysis
DOT/FRA/ORD-78/78.IV Wayside Energy Storage Study Volume IV - Dual Mode Locomotive: Preliminary Design Study
DOT/FRA/ORD-78/32.1 Selected Topics in Railroad Tank Car Safety Research, Volume 1: Fatigue Evaluation of Prototype Tank Car Head Shield
DOT/FRA/ORD-78/32.2 Selected Topics in Railroad Tank Car Safety Research
DOT/RSPD/DPB-50-78/7 Energy Intensity of Intercity Passenger Rail
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/299 Thermodynamic Properties of Liquefied Petroleum Gases
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/298 Two-Phase Flow Model Test Facility
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/269 Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/51 Impact Properties of Steels Taken from Four Failed Tank Cars
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/45 Rail Hazardous Material Tank Car Design Study
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/44 Proposed Qualifcation Requirements for Selected Railroad Jobs
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/32 Comparison of Thermally Coated and Uninsulated Rail Tank Cars Filled with LPG Subjected to a Fire Environment
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/31 The Effects of a Fire Environment on a Rail Tank Car Filled with LPG
DOT/FRA/ORD-75/23 Computer Simulation of Tank Car Head Puncture Mechanisms
DOT/FRA/ORD-74/37 An Analysis of the Job of Railroad Train Dispatcher
DOT/FRA-RT-71-74 A Study to Reduce the Hazards of Tank Car Transportation

RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT (RDV) REPORTS

REPORT NUMBER TITLE
DOT/FRA/RRP-96/02 Locomotive Engineer's Activity Diary
DOT/FRA/RRP-91/01 Issues in Locomotive Crew Management and Scheduling

VNTSC-RR897-PM-98-22

Evaluation of Retroreflective Markings to Increase Rail Car Conspicuity - Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings

MAGNETIC LEVITATION (MAGLEV) REPORTS

REPORT NUMBER TITLE

VNTSC-RR994-PM-99-1

Passenger Acceptance of Alignments with Frequent Curves in Maglev or Other Very-High-Speed Ground Systems

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