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Technical Reports
Detailed Puncture Analyses of Tank Cars: Analysis of Different Impactor Threats and Impact Conditions
Author
          Steven W. Kirkpatrick

Subject
                    Hazardous Materials

**Keywords:** Tank car, Impactor, derailment, hazardous materials, hazmat
**Abstract:** There has been significant research in recent years to analyze and improve the impact behavior and puncture resistance of railroad tank cars. Much of this research has been...
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              DOT/FRA/ORD-13/17 Revision 1

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              RRD
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2024
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FRA Office of Research, Development, and Technology Current Projects 2024
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          Federal Railroad Administration
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2024
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Grade Crossing Safety and Railroad Trespass Prevention Workshop Agenda
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          Federal Railroad Administration


**Keywords:** Grade Crossing Safety, Railroad Trespass Prevention, Workshop, Raleigh, North Carolina
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2024
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          Federal Railroad Administration


**Keywords:**  Grade Crossing Safety, Railroad Trespass Prevention, Workshop, Houston, Texas
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2024
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External Perception for Locomotives: Systems and Algorithm Development
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          Federal Railroad Administration

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                    Human Factors

**Keywords:** Deep learning, deep neural net, object detection, perception, cab technology integration lab, operator fatigue, operator distraction
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