| Title | Conventional and CEM Passenger Locomotive Impact Test |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 79518 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Rakoczy, Przemyslaw; Gorhum, Travis |
| Corporate Creator | Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 20210101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Transportation Technology Center, Inc. conducted an impact test with two F40 locomotives to evaluate the performance of both vehicles under dynamic conditions. One locomotive was retrofitted with crash energy management (CEM) components including a push-back coupler (PBC), deformable anti-climbers, and a sliding lug connected to the draft pocket with a set of shear bolts. The impact test was performed January 23, 2019, at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The stationary locomotive was impacted by the CEM-equipped locomotive at 19.3 mph. The impact-initiated deformation on one set of anti-climbers and activated the PBC. However, the remaining impact energy was insufficient to initiate shearing in the shear bolts. |
| Rosap ID | dot:54541 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54541 |
| TRT Terms | Crash tests; Crashes; Passenger cars; Railroad rails; Railroad crashes; Railroad engineering; Railroad safety; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Train makeup; Energy absorption |
| General Subjects | Coupling impact test; crash energy management |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1764631 |
| Contract Number | Task Order 0793, DTFR53-11-D-00008L, FR17RPD00-TTCI-00-040 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-21/02 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/79000/79500/79518/Conventional_and_CEM-A.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |