| Title | Development, fabrication, and testing of locomotive crashworthy components |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 54413 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Llana, Patricia; Stringfellow, Richard |
| Source | 74p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); TIAX LLC |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 20141202 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) are continuing to evaluate new technologies for increasing the safety of passengers and operators in rail equipment. In recognition of the importance of override prevention in train-to-train collisions in which one of the vehicles is a locomotive, and in light of the success of crash energy management technologies in cab car-led passenger trains, the Volpe Center seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of components that could be integrated into the end structure of a locomotive that are specifically designed to mitigate the effects of a collision and, in particular, to prevent override of one of the lead vehicles onto the other. The research program described in this report aims to develop, fabricate, and test two crashworthy components for the forward end of a locomotive: (1) a deformable anti-climber and (2) a push-back coupler. |
| Rosap ID | dot:12142 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12142 |
| TRT Terms | Locomotives; Crash tests; Underride override crashes; Couplers; Rail components; Railroad rails; Crashes; Railroad safety; Finite element method; Structural analysis; Static and dynamic tests; Crashworthiness |
| General Subjects | Push-back coupler; Deformable anti-climber |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1548512 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-14/38 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/54000/54400/54413/Locomotive_Crashworthiness_20141110_final.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |