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1 Aug 1996

Reports to Congress

High-Speed Ground Transportation for America

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject High-Speed Passenger Rail

Abstract: High-speed ground transportation (HSGT) - a family of technologies ranging from upgraded existing railroads to magnetically levitated vehicles - is a passenger transportation...

1 May 1995

Reports to Congress

A Review of Amtrak's On-Time Performance

Subject Amtrak, Budget

Keywords: Performance, Amtrak, freight, carrier, trends

Abstract: ...The freight railroads have been responsive. Recent statistics suggest a reversal in declining on-time performance trends. In each of the last three quarters, system-wide on-...

1 Jan 1995

Reports to Congress

Train Dispatchers Follow-up Reivew : Report to Congress

Author
Federal Railroad Administration - Office of Safety

Subject Evaluation

Abstract: This report 1 documents the findings of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) during a national follow-up review of select train dispatcher offices. The review was mandated by...

1 Sep 1994

Reports to Congress

Forward Through the 90s: Selected Issues in the Transportation by Rail of Hazardous Materials

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Hazardous Materials Release, Train Accidents, In-Train Placement

Abstract: Railroads play a major role in meeting the American economy's need to transport large volumes of hazardous materials economically and safely. More than 1.4 million carloads of...

1 Jul 1994

Reports to Congress

Railroad Communications and Train Control : Report to Congress

Author
Office of Safety

Subject Positive Train Control

Keywords: ATCS; PTC

Abstract: Recent tragedies in the railroad industry have again focused attention on the prospects for improving railroad safety through enhanced radio communication and implementation of...