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Other Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1982
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: The 1982 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 183 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: the...
Technical Reports
Correlation of Concrete Tie Track Performance in Revenue Service and at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing : Volume I
Keywords: Concerete ties, FAST
Abstract: This report is the first of three volumes which describe a comparative study of concrete tie track in U.S. revenue service and at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (...
Technical Reports
Correlation of Concrete Tie Track Performance in Revenue Service and at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing : Volume II Predictions and Evaluations of Track Settlement
Keywords: Ballast, Subgrade, FAST, Concrete ties
Abstract: Predictions and evaluations of settlement were made for revenue and the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) track, both containing concrete and wood tie sections. The...
Technical Reports
Six-Axle Locomotive Mini-Test on FAST
Abstract: This report is the fifth in a series of technical notes proceeding from the Rail Lubrication Study conducted by the Association of American Railroads on the FAST track (Facility...
Technical Reports
Ballast Testing at FAST: 1976-82
Keywords: Ballast Depth, Shape Factors, Stress and Strain, Ballast Shoulder Width, Geotextiles, Gradation,
Abstract: The railroads, for whom ballast has long been a subject of serious study, have sought to develop criteria for choosing, maintaining, and predicting ballast performance in revenue...