Technical Reports
Comparative Evaluation of Rail and Truck Fuel Efficiency on Competitive Corridors
This study provides a comparative evaluation of rail and truck fuel efficiency on corridors and services in which both modes compete. For the purposes of this study, competitive movements are defined as those of the same commodity having the same (or proximate) origin and destination (O-D) pairs....Characterization of Railroad Bridge Service Interruptions
The Federal Railroad Administration contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc., to study bridge problems that cause accidents or service interruptions and to use this information to evaluate the need to develop bridge monitoring systems. Existing monitoring systems and other mitigation...Visualizing Railroad Operations: A Tool for Planning and Monitoring Railroad Traffic
This report provides an overview of the development and technology transfer of the Railroad Traffic Planner application, a visualization tool with string line diagrams that show train positions over time. The Railroad Traffic Planner provides support for scheduling activities and also includes near...Validation and Calibration of a Fatigue Assessment Tool for Railroad Work Schedules, Final Report
This report summarizes the results of a project to demonstrate a method to validate and calibrate a fatigue model. The project examined 30-day work histories of locomotive crews prior to 400 human factors accidents and 1000 nonhuman factors accidents. A biomathematical fatigue model estimated crew...PTC 220 MHz Radio: PTC Radio Control and Applications Software Package
Please click the following link to access the Users Guide for PTC Radio Control and Status.
http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L04286
PTC 220 MHz Radio: PTC Radio Control and Status Application Software Users Guide
Please click the following link to access the PTC Radio Control and Applications Software Package.
http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L04289