Committee on the Review of Department of Transportation Testing of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) Brakes (2016) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:
Pages 1-3
The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.
From page 1... ...
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Phone 202.334.2934 www.TRB.org October 26, 2016 The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: In response to a request from Congress in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST)
|
From page 2... ...
Appendix A Review of Department of Transportation Testing of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brakes Project Scope In the first phase of this project, an ad hoc committee will review a test and analysis plan prepared by DOT and comment in a letter report on whether the proposed tests will provide objective, accurate, and reliable results to test the assumptions that DOT has identified in its comparison of the emergency braking performance of railroad tank car electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes to conventional brakes or braking systems such as distributed power and two-way end-of-train devices.
|
From page 3... ...
Appendix B Analysis and Test Plan to Assess the Effectiveness of ECP Brakes in Reducing the Risks Associated with High-Hazard Flammable Trains Version 0.9 with notes on status September 19, 2016 [The plan and brief notes on status were provided by Kevin Kesler, Federal Railroad Administration, on October 11, 2016.]
|
Key Terms
This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More
information on Chapter Skim is available.