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Technical Reports
Feasibility Study on the Replacement or Upgrade of the T-6 Track Research Vehicle
Keywords: Track geometry, track stiffness
Abstract: This feasibility and cost study concluded that the FRA's aging T-6 can be replaced with a new state-of-the-art research platform costing approximately 3.5 million. The new, Track...
Safety Advisories
Flash Flooding
Keywords: Damage to tracks, roadbed, and bridges
Technical Reports
Methodology for Computing Public Benefits of Diverting Passenger Trips from Conventional Modes to HSGT Modes of Travel
Abstract: In 1995 the Federal Railroad Administration conducted a Commercial Feasibility Study (CFS) of new high speed ground transportation (HSGT) intercity modes. The HSGT modes included...
Other Reports
Environmental Compliance Handbook for Short Line Railroads
Keywords: Environmental Impact, Environmental Laws, Railroad Operations
Abstract: Short line railroad operations are governed by a variety of laws passed by the federal government to regulate the impact of human activities on the environment. Non-compliance...
Other Reports
Performance Standards Track Technical Bulletins
Abstract: Describes objective of each performance standard and its associated reference source