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1
Aug
2004
Technical Reports
Technical Monograph: Estimating Maintenance Costs for Mixed High Speed Passenger and Freight Rail Corridors
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Railroad Corridors, High Speed Maintenance Costs, Transportation Planning, Rail Passenger Service, High-Speed Rail, HIgh Speed Rail Corridors
Abstract: Several states have indicated a desire to upgrade existing railroad corridors between well-populated cities for improved passenger rail service that is time competitive with air...
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2003
Technical Reports
Commuter Rail Seat Testing and Analysis of Facing Seats
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: passenger rail, commuter, facing seats
Abstract: Tests have been conducted on the Bombardier back-to-back commuter rail seat in a facing-seat configuration to evaluate its performance under static and dynamic loading conditions...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/06
Office
RRD
16
Oct
2001
Technical Reports
Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads
Subject
Operating Practices,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: passenger trains, freight railroads, conference
Abstract: An agenda for the Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads conference held at the Washington Marriott Hotel on October 16-17, 2001.
1
Apr
2000
Technical Reports
Passenger Rail vehicle Safety Assessment Methodology Volume II: Detailed Analyses and Simulation Results
Subject
Passenger Rail,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Passenger car, OMNISIM, Safety
Abstract: This report presents detailed analytic tools and results on dynamic response which are used to develop the safe dynamic performance limits of commuter passenger vehicles. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/03. II
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1999
Technical Reports
Fire Safety of Passenger Trains Phase I: Material Evaluation (Cone Calorimeter)
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: system safety; heat release rate; large-scale fire tests; small-scale fire tests; fire test methods; NIST; Cone Calorimeter; fire safety guidelines; fire modeling; fire hazard assessment
Abstract: As part of the passenger equipment rulemaking required by Congress, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has proposed that its existing fire safety guidelines be made...
Report Number
DOT/ FRA/ORD-99/01
Office
RDI-20