Self-Dumping Cars in Railroad Construction

Environmental Risk Analysis of Chemicals Transported in Railroad Tank Cars

This study assesses the risk to soil and groundwater in the event of a spill of hazardous materials transported in railroad tank cars. Tank cars are designed to be resistant to damage in accidents to reduce the probability of a spill. For safety and economic reasons, the damage-resistant design of tank cars is commensurate with the degree of hazard posed by the product they are intended to tran...

Self-Driving Cars

Detection of stored-grain insect infestation in wheat transported in railroad hopper-cars.

Levels of insect infestation, insect spatial distribution, and the relationship between the number of insect-damaged kernels (IDK) and the number of insects present in grain samples in three-hopper railcars transporting wheat from country elevators to a mill were studied. Six of eight sampled railcars were infested with more than two species of insects. The most abundant species collected were ...

[Future design of the driver space in railroad cars -- example of a practical ergonomical problem solving].

Deaths associated with exposure to fumigants in railroad cars--United States.

Multiple incidents of illness and death following exposure to fumigated agricultural products in railroad cars have been reported by several states along the U.S.-Mexico border. From 1989 through 1993, the Texas Department of Health identified three incidents involving 11 exposed persons, resulting in two deaths. The California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Pesticide Regulation...