Arthur D. Little and its subcontractors, Arvin/Calspan and Parsons Brinckerhoff, conducted studies of locomotive crashworthiness in support of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) response to Public Law 102-365. This includes a statement that the Secretary of Transportation shall conduct research and analysis to consider the costs and benefits associated with equipping locomotives with the following crashworthiness features: Braced collision posts; Crash refuges; Rollover protection devices; Uniform sill heights; Deflection plates; Anticlimbers, Shatterproof windows; and Equipment to deter post-collision entry of flammable liquids.


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    Titel :

    Locomotive Crashworthiness Research. Executive Summary


    Beteiligte:
    R. A. Mayville (Autor:in) / R. G. Stringfellow (Autor:in) / R. J. Rancatore (Autor:in) / T. P. Hosmer (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1995


    Format / Umfang :

    30 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch