Two full-scale impact tests of rail cars fitted with seat/occupant experiments were conducted at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center located in Pueblo, Colorado. The first test was conducted on November 16, 1999, with a single rail car that was impacted against a rigid barrier at 26 mph (41.8 km/h). The objective of the interior tests was to determine the corresponding level of occupant safety for the impact scenarios. The cars were equipped with anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs). The following three experiments were in the lead car: (1) forward-facing unrestrained occupants seated in rows, compartmentalized by the forward seat in order to limit the motions of the occupants; (2) forward-facing restrained occupants with lap and shoulder belts; and (3) rear-facing unrestrained occupants.


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    Title :

    Passenger Rail Two-Car Impact Test Volume 2: Summary of Occupant Protection Program


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    46 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English