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14 Mar 2002

Environmental Review Documents

Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) Corridor Program EIR/EIS Notice of Intent

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Keywords: Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) Corridor Program EIR/EIS Notice of Intent

1 Mar 2002

Technical Reports

Vibration Characteristics of the Transrapid TR08 Maglev System

Author
L. Chan, D. Disk, C. Hanson, A. Joshi, A. Kupferman, R. Mauri, C. Roof, H. Singleton, P. Valihura

Keywords: magnetic levitation, Maglev, vibration, environment, high-speed ground transportation, data

Abstract: As part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize...

Report Number
DOT VNTSC-FRA-02-06
Office
RRD

1 Mar 2002

Other Reports

Five-Year Strategic Plan for Railroad Research, Development and Demonstrations

Author
Office of Research and Development

Keywords: five year strategic plan

Office
RRD

1 Mar 2002

Technical Reports

Passenger Rail Two Car Impact Test Volume III- Test Procedures Instrumentation and Data

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; Dr. Barrie Brickle

Subject Safety Advisories, Safety Regulatory Analysis, Safety Performance Measures

Keywords: Impact test, Commuter rail passenger car, computational models, kinematic models

Abstract: A full-scale impact test was performed April 4, 2000 at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colorado by Transportation Technology...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-01/22.III
Office
RRD

1 Mar 2002

Technical Reports

Review of Available Vehicle Tracking Systems for Use at the Transportation Technology Center

Author
Paul McMahan, Richard Morgan, William Sneed, Robert Florom

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: GPS, Vehicle Tracking, Location Determination System, Satellite Tracking, Railroad

Abstract: Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), performed a review of currently available Vehicle Tracking System (VTS...

Office
RRD