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DC to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail Tier II DEIS Executive Summary

This Executive Summary provides a high-level overview of the DC2RVA Project’s study process, analysis, and effects. It is not intended to inventory all data and analysis, but rather to summarize key results that differentiate the alternatives and assist in the decisions to be made. Readers who are...

Improved Passenger Service For The Northeast Corridor

This study evaluates the costs of additional improvements of the current Northeast Corridor (Boston to Washington) Metroliner Service, employing improved facilities on existing rights-of-way and improved passenger equipment capable of maximum speeds of 150 mph. An examination was made of the...

Improved Passenger Service For Three Corridors

This study identifies and estimates the cost of right-of-way facility improvements necessary to provide for improved passenger trains operating at maximum speeds of 120-150 mph in three transportation corridors; Chicago-Detroit, Portland-Seattle, and Los Angeles-San Diego.

HQ-2016-1132 (Finalized)

On May 18, 2016, at about 6:11 p.m., CST, northbound Amtrak Passenger Train 58-18 collided with an eastbound vehicle at the Kearney Park road public highway-rail grade crossing (DOT Crossing Number 300881S) in Flora, Mississippi, on Canadian National Railway's (CN) Yazoo Subdivision at Milepost 200...

Roadway Grade Crossing Protection For High Speed Rail Lines

The first activity performed for this research project included a literature review of available information on grade crossings issues relative to high speed rail. Since high speed rail development is currently in the research stage relative to a number of issues, information on regular...