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Operating Practices Research Plan 1993-1997

[From the Introduction] The Operating Practices Subprogram directly supports the Equipment, Operations and Hazardous Materials Program and the rail safety responsibility and authority specifically conferred on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, the...

Northeast Corridor Improvement Project Electrifiction - New Haven, CT to Boston: Final Environmental Impact Statement/Report and 4(f) Statement Volume I

This document is the final environmental impact statement and final environmental impact report (FEIS/R) on the proposal by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to complete the electrification of the Northeast Corridor main line by extending electric traction from New Haven, CT,...

Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings: A Guide to Crossing Consolidation and Closure

[From the Foreword] This guide is about highway-railroad grade crossing consolidation and closure—an effective, but often overlooked, option for improving grade crossing safety. The concept of closing unnecessary and hazardous crossings is not new. However, the advent of the systems or corridor...

Handbook for Vent and Burn Method of Field Product Removal

The Federal Railroad Administration tasked the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Transportation Test Center Hazardous Materials Training Center (TTC) to research and develop safe, reliable operating procedures for the Vent and Bum method of field product removal, and to define when or if...

Fundamental Track Gage Widening Tests Using the Track Loading Vehicle

In early 1991, a series of fundamental track gage widening tests were conducted at the Transportation Test Center. Tests, using the Track Loading Vehicle (TLV), were performed to provide fundamental knowledge about the manner in which wheel drop derailments occur, to establish data about current...

Forward Through the 90s: Selected Issues in the Transportation by Rail of Hazardous Materials

Railroads play a major role in meeting the American economy's need to transport large volumes of hazardous materials economically and safely. More than 1.4 million carloads of hazardous materials traverse the railroad network each year, frequently traveling great distances between many different...

Engineering Data on Selected North American Railroad Passenger Car Trucks

This report presents the results of an effort to compile truck and population data for the U.S. fleet of railroad passenger cars, and to describe the different passenger car truck designs and design features used in the United States. The report provides a detailed discussion of the functions of a...

EMI Testing of a High Speed Trainset: German Intercity Express (ICE)

[From the Introduction] A series of tests were performed to investigate the potential for electromagnetic interference (EMI) from the operation of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), a high speed trainset, on the North-East Corridor (NEC). The primary objective of the testing and analysis effort...

Building New Partnerships: The Freight Railroad Industry and Metropolitan Planning Organizations

[From the Introduction] In 1992, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded a contract to the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) to investigate how to enhance the relationships between Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and the freight railroad industry. Recent federal...

Assessing the Potential for Improved Functioning of the Grain Merchandising/Transportation System

Since the end of the surplus grain car situation that characterized much of the 1980s, sudden surges in demand have strained the rail grain transportation system with greater frequency, creating recurring problems for shippers and carriers. Public debate has tended to narrowly identify the problem...

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