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1 Jun 1976

Other Reports

Rail-Highway Grade-Crossing Accident For the Year Ended December 31, 1975

Author
Office of Safety

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties

Abstract: This is the forty-first annual statistical report on rail-highway grade crossing accidents/incidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed with the Federal Railroad...

Office
RRS

1 Jan 1976

Other Reports

Technical Documentation: 2, 3, & 4 Axle Rigid Truck Curve Negotiation Model

Author
K. R. Smith, R. D. MacMillan, G. C. Martin

Subject Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Friction Creep, Curving Modes, External Loads, Reaction Forces

Abstract: [From the Introduction] An understanding of curve negotiation mechanics is vital from the standpoint of learning of the design and operating parameters that result in decreases...

Office
RRD

1 Jan 1976

Other Reports

National Railroad-Highway Crossing Inventory : Update Manual

Author
U.S. Department of Transportation

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Abstract: The purpose of this manual is to establish a set of procedures that will provide an- up.to-date and accurate database for: 1. A National Railroad-Highway Crossing Information...

1 Jan 1976

Other Reports

Harmonic Roll Series : Volume 4 : Torsional and Flexural Car Stiffness Characteristics

Author
Industry Research Program on Track-Train Dynamics

Subject Track/Train Interactions

Abstract: This manual on torsional and flexural car stiffness characteristics was developed as a joint effort of the Association of American Railroads, the Railway Progress Institute, the...

Office
RRD

1 Sep 1975

Other Reports

Energy and Environmental Factors in Railroad Electrification

Author
C. G. Swanson, H. H. Vogel

Subject Environmental Protection, Technology Transfer

Keywords: Modal Shifts, Alternatives to Petroleum, Environmental Factors

Abstract: [From the Introduction] Railroad electrification recently has received attention from both industry and government. For the railroads, any decision to electrify trackage will...

Report Number
MTR-7052
Office
RRD