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Investigation of Lateral Track Strength and Track Panel Shift Using AAR's Track Loading Vehicle
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is conducting extensive lateral track strength (track panel shift) tests using the AAR’s Track Loading Vehicle (TLV). The entire test program consists of three phases: (1) demonstration tests, (2) fundamental tests, and (3) off-site tests and is a joint...FAST Heavy Axle Load Ballast Test Results
A ballast experiment was performed at the Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Technology Center, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST), Pueblo, Colorado, as part of the original series of tests designed to determine track performance under 39-ton axle loads. Four ballast...An Examination of the Costs and Business Benefits of Positive Train Control
The purpose of this study is to provide a preliminary estimate of the business benefits of Positive Train Control (PTC) - a system designed to prevent train collisions and provide a variety of business functions for railroads. An estimate of business benefits is one component of a comprehensive...Phase I Literature Search and Evaluation - Final Report
[From the Introduction] Since 1985, the AAR/TTC and other organizations have utilized a set of guidelines developed by the AAR in the late 1970's to teach emergency response personnel how to make judgements in the field as to the severity of damage to tank cars involved in accidents. These...Locomotive Crashworthiness and Cab Working Conditions
The Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act (RSERA) mandated that the Secretary of Transportation conduct a proceeding to determine the need for action on locomotive crashworthiness and cab working conditions. This mandate followed frequent expressions of concern by employee organizations,...Public-Private Partnerships and ISTEA: Planning, Evaluating, and Financing Public Benefit Rail Infrastructure Projects
[From the Introduction] This Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reference guide is designed as a practical, single source document for local and state officials and other interested stakeholders. The purpose of this guide is to assist local and state planners and decisionmakers in considering...GPS and Its Applications to Railroad Operations: A Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research and Development Technical Symposium
This document contains the papers presented at the GPS and Its Applications to Railroad Operations Technical Symposium put on by the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research and Development, November 14-15, 1996, in Washington, DC.