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Other Reports
Intercity Freight and Passenger Rail: State and Local Project Reference Guide - Public-Private Partnerships and ISTEA
Keywords: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Funding, Environmental Benefits
Abstract: [From the Introduction] This Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reference guide is designed as a practical, single source document for local and state officials and other...
Technical Reports
Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains: Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Keywords: Crash Energy Management, Interior Crashworthiness, Occupant Restraint
Abstract: Studies were conducted evaluating the effectiveness of alternative strategies for providing crashworthiness of the vehicle structures and on the effectiveness of alternative...
Other Reports
Public-Private Partnerships and ISTEA: Planning, Evaluating, and Financing Public Benefit Rail Infrastructure Projects
Keywords: Intercity Freight, Passenger Rail, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
Abstract: [From the Introduction] This Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) reference guide is designed as a practical, single source document for local and state officials and other...
Reports to Congress
High-Speed Ground Transportation for America
Abstract: High-speed ground transportation (HSGT) - a family of technologies ranging from upgraded existing railroads to magnetically levitated vehicles - is a passenger transportation...
Other Reports
Accident/Incident Bulletin No. 164: Calendar Year 1995
Abstract: Railroads must me monthly accident/incident reports with the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Safety. Bulletin 164 is a summary of accident/incident data...