| Title | Technical Criteria and Procedures for Evaluating the Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Performance of Alternatively Designed Passenger Rail Equipment for Use in Tier I Service |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 43066 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Carolan, Michael E.; Jacobsen, Karina; Llana, Patricia; Severson, Kristine; Perlman, Benjamin; Jeong, David |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20111001 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Criteria and procedures have been developed for assessing crashworthiness and occupant protection performance of alternatively designed trainsets to be used in Tier I (not exceeding 125 mph) passenger service. These criteria and procedures take advantage of the latest technology in rail equipment crashworthiness and include aspects that are fundamentally different from current regulations, such as the scenario-based train-level requirements, which have no counterpart in FRA‘s current Tier I regulations. Numerical values of the pass/fail criteria have been selected to provide an equivalent level of crashworthiness as the current Tier I regulations. For example, while the occupied volume integrity requirements have been relaxed from the current regulations, the criteria for preservation of the occupied volume for a collision with a locomotive-led train have been added to compensate. In other cases, such as roof integrity, the existing regulations can be applied to alternative equipment. |
| Rosap ID | dot:9505 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9505 |
| TRT Terms | Crashworthiness; Standards; Occupant protection devices; Passenger cars; Multiple unit trains; Railroad trains; Passenger trains |
| General Subjects | Passenger trains; Railroad trains; Railroad passenger cars; Transportation--Safety measures |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Planning and Policy; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1361216 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-11/22 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/43000/43000/43066/DOT_FRA_ORD-11_22.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www.fra.dot.gov/rpd/downloads/TR_RSAC_Report_final_2.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |