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1 Mar 1993

Other Reports

Preliminary Intermodal Data Inventory

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Databases, Intermodal Facilities, Intermodal Equipment

Abstract: [From the Introduction] One of the duties of the Office of Intermodalism, specified in Title V of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), is the development...

Office
RRD

1 Jan 1993

Other Reports

Milestones in Railroad Safety : 100 Years of Progess : 1893-1993

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Evaluation

28 Sep 1992

Other Reports

Test Plan for X2000 Evaluation

Author
Ensco

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: High Speed Stability Tests, Cant Deficiency, Simulations

Abstract: [From the Overview] The evaluation program for the X2000 trainset, as currently planned, involves a series of different technical tests to be followed by one or more simulated or...

Office
RRD

1 Jul 1992

Other Reports

Transportation of U.S. Grains: A Modal Share Analysis

Author
Jerry D. Norton, Paul J. Bertels, Freeman K. Buxton

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Grain Transportation, Grain Movements, Rail Transport

Abstract: The analysis of movements of grain by mode of transport provides important information about changes in the competitiveness and relative efficiencies between the modes. The goal...

Office
RRD

1 Jul 1991

Other Reports

Safety Relevant Observations on the TGV High Speed Train

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Specifications, Vehicle-Track Interaction, Safety Assessment, Train Grande Vitesse

Abstract: This report describes the background leading up to the development of the train grande vitesse (TGV) system, the French high-speed technology; the technology itself in some detail...

Office
RRD