GPS and Its Applications to Railroad Operations: A Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research and Development Technical Symposium

This document contains the papers presented at the GPS and Its Applications to Railroad Operations Technical Symposium put on by the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research and Development, November 14-15, 1996, in Washington, DC.

Estimation of Elastic and Residual Stresses in Railroad Rails Subject to Service Loading

Economics of Increased Axle Loads: FAST/HAL Phase II Results

Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains: Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems

Conceptual Designs of a Passenger Rail Car Brake Shoe to Enhance Heat Dissipation

Technical Memorandum: Broken Rail/Open Switch Point Detection System

Revenue Track Gage Widening Tests Using the Track Loading Vehicle

ABSTRACT Gage widening tests were conducted using the TLV on portions of tracks of nine Class I railroads in North America. The measured unloaded gage and loaded gage, along with the computed delta gage (the difference between - loaded and unloaded gages) and track compliance (delta gage per...

Rail Operating Practices: NAFTA Report 1997

Following the coming into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in January, 1994, the Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee (LTSS) was established to consider, among other items, the compatibility of rail safety regulations relevant to cross-border operations. The LTSS...

Seismic Damage Assessment of Rail Structures in Japan after the January 1995 Kobe Earthquake

Report on the Functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission

This report examines a range of policy issues dealing with the economic regulation of surface transportation service (primarily freight) in the United States. Freight transportation represents a core element of our National economy. It provides U.S. manufacturers and consumers with access to...