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FRA Guidance on Development and Implementation of Railroad Capital Projects
The Railroad Capital Project Guidance provides guidance on the development and implementation of railroad capital projects that may be funded, in whole or in part, by FRA. FRA’s goal for this guidance is to assist Project Sponsors in 1) developing effective and complete capital projects, and 2)...
Relationship of Inspection Methods to Ballast Degradation Models: Phase I
This report compiles the first phase of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)-sponsored project to evaluate lateral ballast behavior and how mechanics-based track geometry deterioration models forecast field behavior. The lateral ballast behavior section analyzed historical and recent single...