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Feb
1996
Technical Reports
Assessment of the Effects of Proposed Locomotive Regulations on Goods Transport Modes and Locomotive Emissions
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Locomotive Regulations, Nitrogen Emissions, Sulfur, Emissions Reduction
Abstract: The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has determined that locomotives contribute significantly to the air quality problems across the state. In 1987, locomotives accounted for...
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1996
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Ground Transportation Systems, Track Lateral Shift: Fundamentals and State-of-the-Art Review
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: Track Lateral Shift; High-speed rail; track/vehicle analysis; track panel shift
Abstract: This report presents a review of the state of the art of track lateral shift analysis, with improved concepts for safety evaluation of high speed trains generating track shift...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-96/03
Office
RDI-20
1
Feb
1996
Other Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration Calendar Year 1994
Subject
Accident Investigations
Abstract: The 1994 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 83 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: o the...
Office
RRS
1
Jan
1996
Technical Reports
Annual Data Profile of the American Short Line & Regional Railroad Industry
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Statistics, Short Line Railroad, Railroad Regions, Railroad Types
Abstract: The Annual Data Profile summarizes the data contained in the American Short Line Data Base (ASLDB). Over 400 annual data profile surveys were sent out to collect the 1995 database...
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1996
Technical Reports
Safety of highway-railroad grade crossings. Research needs workshop, Volume I
Keywords: highway-railroad grade crossing safety; railroad safety research; U.S. DOT Action Plan
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently developed the DOT Action Plan for Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Safety. The objective is to achieve at least a 50% reduction in...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/14.1
Office
RDI-20