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The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that the supply of natural gas (NG) in America will last more than 100 years, thanks to hydraulic fracking of shale rocks. Fracking is a process by which natural gas is extracted from rock buried deep within the ground, and it has decreased the...

Track and Track-Side Video Survey Technology Development

Researchers at HiDef/Createc have completed prototype development and testing of a novel railroad track video surveying technology called Track and Track-Side Video Survey (TTVS). TTVS is designed to capture clear video images of the track and track side areas from a moving platform at speed. This...

Emergency Order No. 31, Establishing Requirements for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

FRA is issuing this emergency order (EO or Order) to require that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) take actions to control passenger train speed at certain locations on main line track in the Northeast Corridor (as described by 49 U.S.C. 24905(c)(l)(A)).

Highway-Rail Intersection Crash Taxonomy for Connected Vehicle Safety Research

This report characterizes the frequency, severity, and costs of highway-rail intersection (HRI) collisions, and the estimated potential reductions in these metrics resulting from the implementation of Connected Vehicle HRI safety applications. Multiple data sources were accessed with a focus on...