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The U.S. DOT/TSC Train Performance Simulator
A Train Performance Simulator (TPS) is a computer program which simulates the operation of a train over a railway route. It may be used for a variety of purposes to determine the effects of some operational strategy or equipment change upon schedules and energy consumption. The general...Potential Means of Cost Reduction in Grade Crossing Motorist-Warning Control Equipment. Volume II. Comparison of Solid State and Relay Devices and Techniques
Consideration is given to the properties of solid-state circuits, miniature relays and large gravity-operated relays when applied to control systems for grade crossings equipped with train-activated motorist warnings. Factors discussed include original cost and service-life cost, vulnerability to...SOFA 2016 3rd. Quarter Update
Switching Fatality and Severe Injury UpdateSection 106 Consulting Parties Meeting
Second Consulting Parties Meeting Agenda: 1. Welcome 2. Introductions 3. Proposed Study Area and Important Viewsheds 4. Existing Historic Districts, Sites, and Buildings 5. Visual Impact Study 6. Moving Forward: Discuss Schedule for Consulting Parties’ Participation & Future Meetings 7....Section 106 Consulting Parties Meeting
Meeting Agenda: 1. Welcome 2. Introductions 3. “How we got here” & Project overview 4. Section 106 process and proposed approach for WUS Expansion Project 5. Coordination of Section 106 and NEPA/EIS 6. Moving Forward: Discuss schedule for consulting parties’ participation 7. Questions...The Federal Railroad Administration’s LiDAR-Based Automated Grade Crossing Survey System
FRA’s Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) has developed and deployed a LiDAR-based system on its DOTX 218 research vehicle (see Figure 1) that creates accurate, high-density point clouds of track and surrounding area in and around grade crossings at survey speeds of up to...