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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 2008

Other Reports

National Rail Safety Action Plan Final Report

Author
Office of Railroad Safety

Subject Railroad Safety Program Management, Railroad System Oversight

Abstract: This report details the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) achievements in successfully completing all of the original elements of the National Rail Safety Action Plan (...

Office
ROA

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 Jul 1987

Other Reports

Characterization of Residual Stress and Texture in Cast Steel Railroad Wheels

Author
A. V. Clark Jr., H. Fukuoka, D. V. Mitrakovic, J. C. Moulder

Subject Railroad System Oversight

Keywords: Electromagnetic-Acoustic Transducer, Shear-Horizonal Waves, Birefringence

Abstract: Residual stress and texture were characterized in the rim of a cast steel railroad wheel, using both an electromagnetic-acoustic transducer (EMAT) and a piezoelectric transducer....

Report Number
NBSIR 87-3072
Office
RRD