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This publication contains 1,106 abstracts of journal articles and research reports selected by RRIS from current railroad literature, 93 descriptions of computer programs, and 404 summaries of ongoing research activities in the railroad field. This material covers the entire range of railroading...
This publication contains 1,176 abstracts of journal articles and research reports selected by RRIS from current railroad literature and 235 summaries of ongoing research activities in the railroad field. This material covers the entire range of railroading from technology to operations,...
Proceedings of Roadbed Stabilization Lime Injection Conference includes twelve technical papers that were presented at the conference on August 21 and 22, 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The papers document the state of knowledge and related subjects on lime pressure injection stabilization of...
Track and structure characteristics and problem areas to be encountered in upgrading the Corridor are discussed. Standards considerations and applicability are outlined along with the maintenance history of the Corridor. Track system options for application to 150 MPH High Speed Rail (HSR) service...
A significant requirement of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 is the establishment of improved high speed rail passenger service consonant with the recommendations of the Secretary of Transportation in his report of September 1971 entitled “Recommendations for Northeast Corridor...
This report contains the results of a comparison of ride quality data collected on Metroliner Cars 850 and 855. The comparison is made in terms of standard deviations and peak values of the recorded lateral, vertical and longitudinal acceleration and in terms of the International Standardization...
This report presents the test plan and results for Phase II tests of the LTV/SIG Metroliner Truck. This report is submitted to the Department of Transportation/Federal Railroad Administration to satisfy the requirements of paragraph 19.0 of reference (a).
Section 4.0 is the test plan which was...
Four Locomotive to Automobile Crash tests were performed by the Dynamic Science Division of Ultrasystems at DOT's High Speed Ground Test Center under contract to the Transportation Systems Center, which is conducting the work for the Federal Railroad Administration. This report documents these...
Prepared for the Federal Railroad Administration, Railway Progress Institute, Transportation Development Agency of Canada and Association of American Railroads as a summary of the first phase of ten-year program. Detailed in this report are the plans and progress of a joint government/industry...