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Accountability of Railtrack

Provides a general summary of railtrack as well as existing powers within railtrack, increasing railtrack's accountability-reform program, financial framework, contracts with train operators, rolling stock approvals, new statutory powers, and conclusions.

Summary of European High-Speed Rail Noise and Vibration Measurements

Noise and ground-borne vibration measurements of European high-speed train operations were carried out during May 1995. The measurements were performed by the staff of Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. for the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), under subcontract to De Leuw Cather...

High Speed Rail & Sustainability

The transport sector will face many challenges in the future such as demographic development, urbanization, and the scarcity of natural resources, as well as increases in oil and energy prices. Meanwhile, the increase in travel demand could lead to overcrowded airports, delayed flights, and...

Carbon Footprint of High Speed Rail

Many carbon footprint tools such as the two UIC tools, EcoTransIT and EcoPassenger 1 , help costumers choose the most environmental friendly way of transport, which in most cases is rail. Until now, these calculation tools have considered only the operation phase and energy provision, not the...

Annual Energy Outlook 2007

The Annual Energy Outlook 2007, prepared by the Energy Information Administration, presents long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System.

Research Results Digest 78

This digest contains recommendations for strategies, tools, and techniques to better manage major transit capital projects over $100 million. Information is presented on various estimation, project-0managemetn, and cost-containment approaches that were applied successfully to 14 case studies. The...