@article{ref1,
title="Approximating freight train speed in crossing collisions",
journal="Accident reconstruction journal",
year="1993",
author="Loumiet, J.",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="40-43",
abstract="As with a skidding car, it is possible to estimate the speed of a train undergoing emergency braking. However, the braking dynamics of a mile long train with air brakes is much more complicated than those of a 15-foot-long automobile with hydraulic brakes. The most reliable and efficient method for calculating train speed is a train braking simulation computer program. But because most reconstructionists do not have such programs, this paper presents simplified equations to approximate the initial speed of a braking freight train. From this approximation, the reconstructionist can then determine if a more detailed analysis is warranted.<p />",
language="",
issn="1057-8153",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}