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Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT) - Volume 2: Annual Update for Appendix A and B, Fiscal Year 2021
The Appendices presented below are a continuation of an annual data update which began with the publication of the 2016 Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Cost Accounting Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT).1 The 2016 report described Amtrak’s implemented APT cost allocation methodology and the...
Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT) - Volume 1: Main Report
This document updates previous FRA publications on the cost accounting methodology used by Amtrak to calculate and report route costs, Amtrak Performance Tracking (APT). The prior version of this report published in 2016, Update on the Methodology for Amtrak Cost Accounting Amtrak Performance...
Screw Spike and Spring Washer Hold-Down Force and Resiliency Investigation
The Rail Transportation Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois (Illinois) is investigating spike failures in timber tie track to determine the root cause(s) and develop failure prevention strategies. This research is part of an ongoing investigation into spike failures...