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Relationship of Inspection Methods to Ballast Degradation Models: Phase II
This report is a follow on of the first phase of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)-sponsored project to evaluate lateral ballast behavior and how mechanics-based track geometry deterioration models forecast field behavior. In Phase II of the project, Transportation Technology Center, Inc....
Readout of U.S. Department of Transportation Visit to Key Infrastructure and Inspection Sites on the Northeast Corridor
Federal Railroad Administration Administrator’s visit comes as leadership from the U.S. Department of Transportation continue to closely monitor NEC service and offer support to Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT
...Risk Analysis Methodology for Unit and Manifest Trains Transporting Hazardous Material
Between August 2019 and May 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration sponsored researchers from Rutgers University, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Applied Research Associates, and the University of Houston to develop a risk analysis methodology for railroad transportation of...
Written Statement of FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, U.S. House of Representatives, “Oversight and Examination of Railroad Grade C
Oversight and Examination of Railroad Grade Crossing Elimination and Safety, January 18, 2024
Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Payne, and members of the subcommittee – thank you for the opportunity to testify today and...
Defect Growth Characterization in Modern Rail Steel
This report discusses a comprehensive fatigue and fracture characterization of modern head-hardened rails in reference to legacy rails. The focus is in on detail (i.e., transverse) fracture, the effects of the microstructural gradient in the railhead, and residual stresses caused by head-...
Written Statement of FRA Administrator Amit Bose, Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, U.S. House of Representatives, “Examining Freight Rail Safety”
Examining the State of Rail Safety in the Aftermath of the Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio July 23, 2024
Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen, Chairman Nehls, Ranking Member Wilson, and members of the subcommittee – thank you for the opportunity to...