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The Impact of the 4-R Act Railroad Ratemaking Provisions

On February 5, 1976, Congress enacted Public Law 94-210, the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (4-R Act). Among the more important objectives of this Act were the implementation of the USRA Final System Plan, the continuation of local rail service, the Northeast Corridor...

Study of Federal Aid to Rail Transportation

[From the Introduction] This Report to the Congress was prepared in response to Section 902 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform (RRRR) Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-210). Section 902 directs the Secretary of Transportation to analyze the effects on the railroads of past and present...

Resistance of a Freight Train to Forward Motion

This interim report documents the results of the initial portion of an intensive investigation of the train resistance phenomenon. The history and development of prior investigations are discussed and the formulas for train resistance developed by investigators in the U.S. and abroad are analyzed...

Refurbishment of Railroad Crossties: a Technical and Economic Analysis

An analysis of the principal modes of failure for wooden railroad crossties was conducted and an evaluation of the technical and economic feasibility of refurbishing these ties was conducted. Among the principal modes of structural deterioration, only spike-killed tie repair was identified as...

Rail Transport Research Needs: Special Report 174

This report addresses the condition of rail transport and the problems in rail transport affairs that are both external and internal to the industry. These include policy, regulatory, and planning problems as well as financial, organizational and management issues, among others. The authors put...

Railroad Research Bulletin - Autumn 1977 Volume 4, Number 2

This publication contains 1,269 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 581 summaries of ongoing research activities in the railroad field. The material, selected from current railroad literature and other...