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Development of a hazard assessment-based method for evaluating the fire safety of passenger trains

Last updated on 27 September 2013 2:59

The fire safety of U.S. passenger train has historically been addressed through the citation of small-scale flammability and smoke emission tests and performance criteria. This approach has focused on combustible materials of rail car components such as seats, wall, and ceiling panels. As fire safety regulations for buildings move toward...

Author(s): Markos Stephanie H.;Tsai N. Thomas;Peacock Richard D.;Bukowski Richard W.;Reneke Paul A.;Averill Jason D.

Organisation(s): Volpe National Transportation Systems Center ; National Institute of Standards and Technology ;

2001

United States

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