eLibrary Search
Your Selections:
The FRA eLibrary contains all the documents that are found throughout the FRA Public Website. Multiple pages on the website may link to the same eLibrary item based on its set of metatdata.
Can I find All FRA Documents in the Library?
Some "documents" may not appear here for the following reasons:
- Document resides on an external site for the record of source, links to the document are provided in context but not in the library as FRA does not maintain this record. This document lives on another website.
- Document has not yet been assigned keywords.
- Document is historical and has been removed from library to avoid confusion with current publications.
- Document is public affairs & policy related, such as press releases, speeches, testimony, or fact sheet. These press-related documents can now be found in the FRA Newsroom.
- Document is related to rules and notices. This information can now be found on the Rulemakings search and the Notices search, respectively.
1
Jan
1982
Technical Reports
FAST Engineering Conference - 1981 Proceedings
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, Rail Wear, Metallurgy, Ballast, Fastener Evaluation, Performance
Abstract: This report constitutes the proceedings of the two-day Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) Engineering Conference held at the Stouffers Inn Convention Center,...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-82/01
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1982
Technical Reports
Railroad Electrification Activity: A Summary Report, 1980-1981
Subject
Program Evaluation
Keywords: Electrified Railroads, Cost-Effectiveness, Railway Engineering, Economic Studies of Alternative Traction Power, International Trends in Railway Construction, Railroad Management
Abstract: This report reviews the status of railway electrification in North America and selected countries worldwide, for the period June, 1980 through June, 1981. Included in the report...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-82/53
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1981
Technical Reports
An Experimental Evaluation of a Full-Scale Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor with Different Reaction Rails: Volume I - Test Results
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: High Speed Ground Transportation, Rail Car Propulsion Systems, LIMRV
Abstract: This document is the final volume in a series of reports presenting the results of an extensive test program involving the linear induction motor research vehicle (LIMRV)....
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/77-I
1
Dec
1981
Technical Reports
An Experimental Evaluation of a Full-Scale Single-Sided Linear Induction Motor with Different Reaction Rails: Volume II - Supplementary Data
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: High Speed Ground Transportation, Rail Car Propulsion Systems, Comparison
Abstract: This document presents supplementary data to Volume I: Test Results. It contains computer plots of all valid onboard data processed for 125 test runs, including baseline reaction...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/77-II
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1981
Technical Reports
The Wear Behavior of High Rails Tested in the First Metallurgy Experiment, 0 to 135 MGT
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: High Silicon, Standard Carbon, Head Hardened, Chrome Molybdenum, Position-in-Curve, Tie Plate Cant, Profilometer, Chemistry, Curvature
Abstract: In the first rail metallurgy experiment, covering the period from September 1976 to September 1977, 135 million gross tons (MGT) of traffic were accumulated on the Facility for...
Report Number
FRA/TTC-81/04
Office
RRD