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In-service Performance of a Truck Component Inspection System
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), in collaboration with the Association of American Railroads (AAR), sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to conduct a revenue service test of an automated machine vision (MV) inspection system for evaluating truck components on...
Historic Properties
The Long Bridge is a contributing resource to the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District and is, therefore, a “historic property” for the purposes of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
Public Information Forum
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) encouraged public participation throughout the development and evaluation of the Long Bridge Project (Project). During that time, FRA updated the Project website with project milestones, information about public meetings, and other pertinent Project information.
Environmental Impact Statement
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), jointly with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), and in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) and other agencies, prepared an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a Section 4(f) Evaluation in accordance with Section 4(f) of the United States Department of Transportation Act of 1966, and a Programmatic Agreement (PA) in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for the Long Bri
Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate
On June 11, 2020, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a full-scale shell impact test (Test 11) of a surrogate DOT-113 specification tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. This test was the second DOT-113 impact test in a planned series of four. A...
Load Shedding - Phase II & III: Concept Development and Prototype Design for Passenger Rail Equipment
An investigation occurred by Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) of the feasibility of temporarily shedding electrical demand associated with passenger car heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems during periods of peak traction demand, with the goal of right-sizing the main engine...
Feasibility of Load-Shedding to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Energy Consumption on Passenger Locomotives, Phase I
This report discusses the feasibility of temporarily shedding electrical demand associated with heating and ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) systems of passenger cars during periods of peak traction, with the goal of right-sizing the main engine on a passenger locomotive. Industrial...