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FRA Announces $2.2 Million Grant for Central Florida Rail Upgrade
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today obligated a $2.2 million grant for the City of Tavares, Fla., to help with upgrades along a 57-mile stretch of Florida Central Railroad (FCEN) track between Orlando and Umatilla, Fla....
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Alternative Fuels and Motive Designs
This project was funded by the Federal Railroad Administration to better understand the potential cost and benefits of using alternative fuels for U.S. freight and passenger locomotive operations. The framework for a decision model was developed by Transportation Technology Center, Inc., to...Research and Development of Ultrasonic Tomography Technology for Three-Dimensional Imaging of Internal Rail Flaws: Modeling and Simulation
This report covers the work performed under the FRA High-Speed BAA 2010–2011 program to demonstrate the technology of ultrasonic tomography for 3-D imaging of internal rail flaws. There is a need to develop new technologies that are able to quantify characteristics of the internal rail flaws so as...Crippling Load Test of Budd Pioneer Car 244, Test 3
This report summarizes Test 3, a crippling load test on Budd Pioneer Car 244, conducted on June 28, 2011. Before the crippling load test, Transportation Technology Center, Inc., conducted two 800,000-pound (lb) quasi-static tests on Car 244 in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR 239....Application of Welded Steel Sandwich Panels for Tank Car Shell Impact Protection
This report describes research conducted to examine the application of sandwich structure technology to provide protection against the threat of an indenter striking the side or shell of a tank car in the event of an accident. This research was conducted in two phases over a 3-year period. Testing...Passenger Train Emergency Systems: Review of Egress Variables and Egress Simulation Models
This report is a revised version of the original which can be found at DOT/FRA/ORD-13/22 Revision A
FRA Budget Hearing: Written Statement
Oral testimony available here.
FRA Budget Hearing: Oral Testimony
Written statement available here.
Associate Federal Railroad Administrator Thompson Participates in Ribbon Cutting for Revitalized King Street Station
SEATTLE – Associate Federal Railroad Administrator Kevin Thompson today joined Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Congressman Jim McDermott at the ribbon cutting for the newly revitalized King Street Station. The $55 million project, which received $32.9 million from the U.S. Department of...