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High Speed Passenger Rail Corridor Conference

A hardcopy of the High Speed Passenger Rail Corridor Conference held on March 26 and 27, 1996. Included are: program agenda, list of attendees, EY 1997 Budget Request, HSGT Outreach Overview, Status of State Programs, HSFT Safety and Research and Development, Section 1010/1036 Grade Crossing...

A Reexamination of the Amtrak Route Structure

In 1970, th e Rail Passenger Service Act was enacted into law, and on May 1, 1971, federally sponsored intercity rail passenger service began. The Act, which envisioned limited interim Federal funding, had as its objective the improvement of deteriorating rail passenger service and the...

The Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Master Plan

The Northeast Corridor (NEC) Infrastructure Master Plan is the result of a precedent-setting region-wide collaboration among 12 Northeast states and the District of Columbia, Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), eight commuter and three freight railroads operating on the Northeast...

Access Charges Review 2003: Final Conclusions

This document contains the Rail Regulator's final conclusions in his review of Network Rail's revenue requirements and his determination of the charges which franchised passenger train operators will pay to Network Rail from April 1, 2004 and the baseline national outputs which Network Rail is...

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...