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19
May
2015
Environmental Review Documents
Addendum to the Cultural Resources Assessment Report for the All Aboard Florida Passenger Rail Project from Orlando to West Palm Beach
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Addendum to the Cultural Resources Assessment Report; All Aboard Florida; AAF; Orlando to West Palm Beach
13
May
2015
Research Results
High-Speed Passenger Rail Tie-Ballast Interaction
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: High-Speed Passenger Rail Tie-Ballast Interaction; Track transition; Differential movement; Tie-ballast interaction; Tie-ballast gap; Accelerometers; Cameras
Abstract:
This Research Results Report presents evidence of poor tie support and increased applied loads that were used to determine the “root cause” of transient and permanent vertical...
Report Number
RR 15-13
Office
RDI-21
12
May
2015
Research Results
Application of Alternative Criteria and Procedures to Passenger Railcars
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Application of Alternative Criteria and Procedures to Passenger Railcars; Occupant volume integrity; OVI; crippling; buff strength; alternative criteria
Abstract:
Occupied volume integrity (OVI) refers to a passenger railcar’s ability to preserve space for passengers and crew during an accident. The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA...
Report Number
RR 15-12
Office
RDI-22
8
May
2015
Other Reports
Revising US passenger railcar occupant volume integrity requirements
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Revising US passenger railcar occupant volume integrity requirements; crippling load test;
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is developing new regulations addressing the occupant volume integrity (compressive end strength) of passenger rail cars. The new rules...
Office
RDI-22
29
Apr
2015
Environmental Review Documents
Dallas to Houston High-Speed Rail Environmental Impact Statement - Scoping Report
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: Dallas to Houston High-Speed Rail; Environmental Impact Statement; EIS; Scoping Report
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) evaluation of Texas Central Railway, LLC’s (TCR or the Proponent) proposal to...