Designed for Impact- Innovative Approach to Train Front-end Safety and Collision Fatality Reduction

The project will fund state-of-the-art bio-mechanics modeling to help save lives with modern, energy-absorbing materials to reduce injuries and fatalities following collisions involving people and trains.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • USDOT Research Hub DisplayID 157410

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

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• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Transit Adminstration

  Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Wagley, Raj

• Start Date: 20210525
• Expected Completion Date: 20251230
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: Safety Research and Demonstration Program (SRD) FY 2020

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy absorbing materials; Railroad safety; Railroad trains
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01869778
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 13 2023 2:49PM