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Ballast Fouling Measurement Tool – Phase III
Researchers developed a second-generation RAdar Ballast Inspection Tool (RABIT) based on ground-penetrating radar (GPR) for use by track inspectors. This system is much lighter (26 lbs/11.8 kg) than its predecessor and is portable. It has a single bi-static antenna pair that straddles the tie,...
An Analysis of Freight Railroad Voice Communications
This report documents the results of a study of railroad voice communications from three large (Class I) freight railroad dispatch centers. The purpose of the research was to gain an understanding of the types of information that are exchanged between railroad personnel and to determine the...
Expanding the Talent Pool: Tracks to the Future Program for High School Students
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech), in collaboration with Pennsylvania State University Altoona (Penn State Altoona) and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), to expand an existing summer youth program into the Tracks...
Part 225 Submittal Methods Session 2
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hosted the second of a series of virtual technical symposiums on Thursday,October 10th, 2024. The symposium provided an exchange of