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13 Nov 2018

Research Results

Rail Temperature Control System for Improved Railway Safety

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Railroad System Issues

Keywords: passive control, thermal adsorption, steel railroad stress reduction, maximum temperature reduction, buckling

Abstract:

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has developed a tunable passive solution for limiting the maximum temperature of railroad track. The Rail Temperature Control System (RTCS)...

Report Number
RR 18-15
Office
RDI-21

17 Oct 2014

Reports to Congress

FRA Summary of Class II and Class III Railroad Capital Needs and Funding Sources

Subject Budget

Keywords: RRIF, TIGER

Abstract: The report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives (H.R. Report No. 110-238) for the U.S. Department of Transportation directed the Secretary of...

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 1993

Other Reports

Small Railroad Investment Goals and Financial Options

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Budget

Keywords: Economic Analysis, Risk Analysis, Loans

Abstract: Small railroads appear to face some unique problems and difficulties securing financing. According to the banking industry, it takes an inordinate amount of work to prepare a...

Office
RRD

1 May 1978

Technical Reports

Coupling System Design Optimization - a Survey and Assessment of Automatic Coupling Concepts for Rail Freight Cars, Volume I: Executive Summary

Author
A. E. Nyquist, G. D. Boydston, J. J. Chanoux, R. T. Halagera, R. K. Hall, D. Lawson

Subject Evaluation, Railroad System Issues

Keywords: Rail Vehicle Coupling, Surface Transportation, Mass Transit, Literature Search, Patent Search

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to provide an independent identification, classification, and analysis of significant freight car coupling systems concepts offering potential for...

Report Number
FRA-ORD-78-11, I
Office
RRD