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Structural Adequacy of Freight Car Truck Castings and Wheels
The structural adequacy of freight car truck castings and wheels to resist fatigue damage is reviewed. The environmental load data described in an earlier report under this program and additional load data which have only recently become available are used to calculate the expected fatigue life...The U.S. DOT/TSC Train Performance Simulator
A Train Performance Simulator (TPS) is a computer program which simulates the operation of a train over a railway route. It may be used for a variety of purposes to determine the effects of some operational strategy or equipment change upon schedules and energy consumption. The general...Potential Means of Cost Reduction in Grade Crossing Motorist-Warning Control Equipment. Volume II. Comparison of Solid State and Relay Devices and Techniques
Consideration is given to the properties of solid-state circuits, miniature relays and large gravity-operated relays when applied to control systems for grade crossings equipped with train-activated motorist warnings. Factors discussed include original cost and service-life cost, vulnerability to...SOFA 2016 3rd. Quarter Update
Switching Fatality and Severe Injury UpdateFRA Awards $25 Million in Grants to Upgrade Safety at Railroad Crossings, Stations
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today awarded $25 million in grants to increase safety at railroad crossings, train stations, and tracks across the country. A total of 23 projects in 14 states and the District of Columbia received funding. FRA received...
Section 106 Consulting Parties Meeting
Second Consulting Parties Meeting Agenda: 1. Welcome 2. Introductions 3. Proposed Study Area and Important Viewsheds 4. Existing Historic Districts, Sites, and Buildings 5. Visual Impact Study 6. Moving Forward: Discuss Schedule for Consulting Parties’ Participation & Future Meetings 7....Section 106 Consulting Parties Meeting
Meeting Agenda: 1. Welcome 2. Introductions 3. “How we got here” & Project overview 4. Section 106 process and proposed approach for WUS Expansion Project 5. Coordination of Section 106 and NEPA/EIS 6. Moving Forward: Discuss schedule for consulting parties’ participation 7. Questions...The Federal Railroad Administration’s LiDAR-Based Automated Grade Crossing Survey System
FRA’s Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) has developed and deployed a LiDAR-based system on its DOTX 218 research vehicle (see Figure 1) that creates accurate, high-density point clouds of track and surrounding area in and around grade crossings at survey speeds of up to...