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A Reexamination of the Amtrak Route Structure

In 1970, th e Rail Passenger Service Act was enacted into law, and on May 1, 1971, federally sponsored intercity rail passenger service began. The Act, which envisioned limited interim Federal funding, had as its objective the improvement of deteriorating rail passenger service and the...

The Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Master Plan

The Northeast Corridor (NEC) Infrastructure Master Plan is the result of a precedent-setting region-wide collaboration among 12 Northeast states and the District of Columbia, Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), eight commuter and three freight railroads operating on the Northeast...

Access Charges Review 2003: Final Conclusions

This document contains the Rail Regulator's final conclusions in his review of Network Rail's revenue requirements and his determination of the charges which franchised passenger train operators will pay to Network Rail from April 1, 2004 and the baseline national outputs which Network Rail is...

Accountability of Railtrack

Provides a general summary of railtrack as well as existing powers within railtrack, increasing railtrack's accountability-reform program, financial framework, contracts with train operators, rolling stock approvals, new statutory powers, and conclusions.

Summary of European High-Speed Rail Noise and Vibration Measurements

Noise and ground-borne vibration measurements of European high-speed train operations were carried out during May 1995. The measurements were performed by the staff of Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. for the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), under subcontract to De Leuw Cather...

High Speed Rail & Sustainability

The transport sector will face many challenges in the future such as demographic development, urbanization, and the scarcity of natural resources, as well as increases in oil and energy prices. Meanwhile, the increase in travel demand could lead to overcrowded airports, delayed flights, and...

Carbon Footprint of High Speed Rail

Many carbon footprint tools such as the two UIC tools, EcoTransIT and EcoPassenger 1 , help costumers choose the most environmental friendly way of transport, which in most cases is rail. Until now, these calculation tools have considered only the operation phase and energy provision, not the...

Annual Energy Outlook 2007

The Annual Energy Outlook 2007, prepared by the Energy Information Administration, presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System.