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Mechanical Properties of Tank Car Steels Retired from the Fleet

The purpose of this program was to obtain samples of steel used for tank car shell and head fabrication in the current tank car fleet. Once obtained, the dynamic fracture toughness of a subset of material was determined as well as basic material characterization of all samples. The process of...

Amtrak Fiscal Year 1991 Grant Request & Justification

Amtrak requests an FY91 grant of $684.0 million to continue operation of its existing national system, provide a portion of the funding required for current critical capital needs and a major equipment order to provide much needed capacity, and to allow for the continued reduction of federal...

Amtrak Mission Statement

During the ensuing eight years, much has been tried, much has been learned. Thanks to the Amtrak experience of the last several years, we as a board can say with some confidence what the mission and purpose of Amtrak should be. Wit the value of hindsight, we conclude that the statement of...

Amtrak Fiscal Year 1993 Grant Request & Justification

Amtrak requests $631 million of Federal funding in FY93 in order to continue operation of its existing national system, provide funding for both current critical capital needs and to partially fund additional car and locomotive acquisitions required to provide operations. In addition, Amtrak...

An Analysis Of Amtrak's Five Year Plan

Amtrak's 5-year plan requests that the Congress increase the Federal operating grant from the $545 million requested in fiscal year 1978 to $876 million in 1982, an increase of $331 million. This study describes assumptions about inflation and improved efficiency contained in the Amtrak plan. it...