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1 Oct 2006

Technical Reports

Research Results Digest 79

Author
David Read, Dingqing Li

Subject Evaluation

Abstract: This digest summarizes the results of TCRP Project D-7/Task 15. The digest was prepared by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) in Pueblo, Colorado.

Office
RRD

1 Sep 2006

Technical Reports

Research Results Digest 78

Author
Federal Transit Administratoin

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Transit Capital Projects, Cost-Containment Approaches, Transit Systems

Abstract: This digest contains recommendations for strategies, tools, and techniques to better manage major transit capital projects over $100 million. Information is presented on various...

Office
RRD

1 Mar 2006

Other Reports

2003 Railroad Employee Fatalities: Case Studies and Analysis

Author
Federal Railroad Administration - Office of Safety

Subject Employee Fatalities

Abstract: This document contains the following materials: ! Narrative reports which provide in-depth coverage of 2003's 16 railroad employee fatalities, helping readers to visualize the...

Office
RRS

1 Nov 2005

Reports to Congress

Baltimore's Railroad Network: Challenges and Alternatives

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Northeast Corridor, Rehabilitation, Passenger Rail

Abstract: In November 2001, the Congress requested “a comprehensive study to assess problems in the freight and passenger rail infrastructure in the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland.” In...

1 Sep 2005

Reports to Congress

Report to Congress: Costs and Benefits of Magnetic Levitation

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Maglev, Evaluation, Analysis

Keywords: Report to Congress: Costs and Benefits of Magnetic Levitation

Abstract: response to a Congressional request to compare the costs and benefits of magnetic levitation (Maglev) with those of other modes, this report provides technical background on this...