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Service-Level Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), along with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), is preparing this environmental impact statement (EIS) to evaluate intercity passenger rail service alternatives for the Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Program (Program), extending from Oklahoma...
Initial Development of Alternatives Technical Memorandum Appendix B
This memo describes the process used to develop the screening criteria that will be used to establish the set of alternatives to be carried forward into the Service‐level Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Texas‐ Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study (TOPRS). The major products associated with...Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Program Scoping Report Appendix A
The 850-mile Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Program (Program) corridor extends from Oklahoma City in the north through Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio to destinations in south Texas, which is the region south of San Antonio, including the cities of Corpus Christi and Laredo and the...
Advanced Component Testing: Kaskasia Handbrake Test.
The evaluation of a prototype remote operation handbrake showed that it can be installed on a car with only minor modifications to connect the air. This prototype did not set the emergency during any of the testing performed. The operation of the prototype worked as specified by the manufacturer.2012 FRA Report to Congress on Actions Taken to Implement Unmet Statutory Mandates and Address Open Recommendations by the NTSB and the DOT Inspector General Regarding Safety
The report identifies a total of 8 unmet statutory mandates as of December 31, 2012, and specifies actions to implement or address each of them. The report also identifies a total of 45 open recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board. As of December 31, 2012, all recommendations by...LNG Safety Assessment Evaluation Methods
Sandia National Laboratories evaluated published safety assessment methods across a variety of industries including Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), hydrogen, land and marine transportation, as well as the US Department of Defense (DOD). All the methods were evaluated for their potential applicability...Engineering Design for Pedestrian Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.
A number of pedestrian treatments at railroad grade crossings have been developed and are used throughout the United States. The decision of when to use these treatments is generally a matter of best practices, using a decision tree, or conducting a site assessment. There has been little...