IGF::OT::IGF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL COMBINE TWO CRASH ENERGY MANAGEMENT (CEM) COMPONENTS ONTO A LOCOMOT…

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IGF::OT::IGF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL COMBINE TWO CRASH ENERGY MANAGEMENT (CEM) COMPONENTS ONTO A LOCOMOTIVE IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THESE COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF A COLLISION AND PREVENT OVERRIDE. A DEFORMABLE ANTI-CLIMBER AND PUSH-BACK COUPLER WILL BE RETROFIT ONTO AN EXISTING LOCOMOTIVE. TWO DYNAMIC IMPACT TESTS WILL BE CONDUCTED: 1. CONVENTIONAL LOCOMOTIVE INTO A STATIONARY CAR, AND 2. CEM LOCOMOTIVE INTO A STATIONARY CAR. DETAILED FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PREDICT THE BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLES AND CEM COMPONENTS PRIOR TO TESTING. THIS REQUISITION SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A NEW TASK ORDER WITH TTCI FOR THE SUBJECT TESTING. A PROPOSAL FROM TTCI RESPONSIVE TO THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND THE ATTACHED TEST REQUIREMENTS IS SOUGHT. THIS TASK ORDER WILL BE INCREMENTALLY FUNDED. AS SUCH, THE SCHEDULE PROPOSED IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK MAY BE ADJUSTED.