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1 Mar 1998

Technical Reports

Feasibility Study on the Replacement or Upgrade of the T-6 Track Research Vehicle

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; John Choros, Andrew Sluz, Gary Carr

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Track geometry, track stiffness

Abstract: This feasibility and cost study concluded that the FRA's aging T-6 can be replaced with a new state-of-the-art research platform costing approximately 3.5 million. The new, Track...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/02
Office
RRD

1 Mar 1998

Technical Reports

Privatization of Intercity Rail Passenger Service in the United States

Abstract: Summary of the Privatization of Intercity Rail Passenger Service in the United States. Included are: A Brief Overview of Amtrak, A Brief Overview of Privatization, Privatization...

Office
RRD

1 Mar 1998

Technical Reports

Ultrasonic Instrumentation to Measure Hoop Stress in Cast-Steel Railroad Wheel Rims

Author
Raymond E. Schramm

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: EMAT, Instrumentation, Nondestructive Testing, Railroad Wheel, Residual Stress, Ultrasonic

Abstract: This is Report No. 32 in a series covering research done by hte National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Federal Railroad Administration. We report on a project by...

Office
RRD

1 Mar 1998

Technical Reports

Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Keywords: Collision risk; structural crashworthiness; interior crashworthiness; human injury criteria (HIC); passenger rail safety; secondary impact

Abstract:

This document contains the proceedings of the Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium held at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 24, 25, and 26, 1996. These...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/08
Office
RDI-20

25 Feb 1998

Other Reports

Union Pacific Railroad Safety Assurance and Compliance Program Report

Author
Federal Rarilroad Administration

Keywords: Union Pacific, audit

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the Federal government’s railroad safety regulatory agency that oversees the safety of more than 600 passenger, freight, and commuter...

Office
RRS