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Technical Reports
Impact of Blocked Highway/Rail Grade Crossings on Emergency Response Services
Keywords: highway-rail grade crossings, emergency response services, blocked crossings
Abstract: Given the growth in both rail and highway traffic, it is likely that the problem of blocked crossings will increase in the future. Railroads and communities around the country,...
Technical Reports
Application of Ultrasonic Phased Arrays for Rail Flaw Inspection
Keywords: Phased arrays, transverse defects, electronic scanning, ultrasonic testing, beam steering, linear
Abstract: The average number of Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) reportable broken rail-related derailments between 1995 and 2005 was approximately 28 annually. The annual property...
Other Reports
List of Highway-Rail Crossing Reports, 1969 - 2006
Abstract: List of Highway-Rail Crossing Reports 1969 - 2006
Research Results
Yardmasters and Yard Safety in the US Railroad Industry: An exploratory Study
Keywords: Yardmasters and Yard Safety
Research Results
Real-Time Vertical Track Modulus Measurement System
Keywords: Real-Time Vertical Track Modulus Measurement System