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Technical Reports
FRA Tank Car Manufacturing/Repair/Retest Facility Evaluation Form
Keywords: railroad tank car; inspectiopn form; tan car repair
Abstract: An inspection form is described to aid Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inspectors when inspecting tank car manufacturing and repair facilities, when examining newly...
Other Reports
Readability of Railroad Operating Rules: Some Observations
Abstract: This technical note is submitted as a supplement to the Overview and Summary Final Report on the Dispatcher/Dispatch Center Evaluation-Study Design project, Task Order No. 5,...
Technical Reports
Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, and New Jersey Transit/ North Jersey Coast Line Rail Systems, Volume 1: Analysis
Keywords: Magnetic Field; North East Corridor; Electrified Rail; AMTRAK
Abstract: The safety of magnetically levitated (maglev) and high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Railroad...
Other Reports
Final Report on Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the French Train A Grand Vitesse-Atlantique (TGV-A) Rail Systems: Volume II - Appendices
Keywords: Railroad Technology, Electrification, France
Abstract: The following 34 appendices contain a detailed reporting of the magnetic field characteristics measured onboard the electrified railroad and near associated facilities. The data...
Technical Reports
Collision Avoidance and Accident Survivability Volume 1 : Collision Threat
Keywords: Transportation, safety, crashworthiness, human injury criteria, maglev, high-speed rail, high-speed guided
Abstract: This report is the first of four volumes concerned with developing safety guidelines and specifications for high-speed guided ground transportation (HSGGT) collision avoidance and...