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Technical Reports
Experimental Investigation of Gauge Widening and Rail Restraint Characteristics
Keywords: Rail Restraint; Rail Deflection; Rail Capability; Gauge Widening; Spike Pullout Strength
Abstract: Gauge widening resulting from a loss of adequate rail restraint is one of the major track failure modes and the cause of a large number of derailments. A recent field and...
Other Reports
Report Number 12: Metallurgical Observations of 21 Plate Steel Samples Taken From Seven Tank Cars Involved in the April 8, 1979 Railroad Accident at Crestview, Florida
Keywords: Deformation, Chemical Analysis, Impact Tests
Abstract: This is the second of two reports intended to give information on and metallurgical characterization for each of 21 plate samples taken from tank cars involved in an accident at...
Historical Documents
Northeast Corridor - History of Running Times, Passenger Trains
Keywords: Northeast Corridor - History of Running Times, Passenger Trains
Technical Reports
Advanced Group Rapid Transit Guideway Communication Unit Design Summary
Keywords: Automated Guideway Transit System, Digital Receiver, Failsafe, Impulse Noise, Interface, Magnetic Signaling, Safety
Abstract: The purpose of the Advanced Group Rapid Transit (AGRT) program was to develop an advanced automated guideway transit system capable of providing high passenger volumes, short...
Technical Reports
Development of Hybrid Cost Functions From Engineering and Statistical Techniques: The Case of Rail - Phase II Final Report
Keywords: Cost Analysis, Railroad Operations Analysis, Scale Economies
Abstract: Cost analysis is important in every transportation industry, to the firms or agencies which provide service, to regulatory bodies, and to public policy makers. In the past,...