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1
Nov
2001
Technical Reports
High Speed Rail & Sustainability
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: High Speed Passenger Rail, Transportation System, Pollution, Electrifed Network, Carbon Electricity
Abstract: The transport sector will face many challenges in the future such as demographic development, urbanization, and the scarcity of natural resources, as well as increases in oil and...
Office
RRD
1
Sep
2001
Other Reports
North Carolina “Sealed Corridor” Phase I U.S. DOT Assessment Report
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: North Carolina “Sealed Corridor” Phase I U.S. DOT Assessment
Office
RRD
1
Sep
2001
Other Reports
A Method For Upgrading The Peformance At Track Transitions For High-Speed Service
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: high-speed trains, transition regions, matched pads, track, dynamic load fluctuations, vertical track stiffness, dynamic wheel force, track ballast, bridge abutments
Abstract: High-speed trains in the speed range of 100 to 160 mph require tracks of nearly perfect geometry and mechanical uniformity, when subjected to moving wheel loads. Therefore, this...
Report Number
DOT-VNTSC-FRA-00-06
Office
RRD
31
Aug
2000
Other Reports
Assessment of Risks for High-Speed Rail Grade Crossings on the Empire Corridor
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Grade Crossing; Risk Assessment; Empire ;
Abstract: The report describes a risk-based approach for assessing the implications of higher train speeds on highway-railroad grade crossing safety, and allocating limited resources to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/RDV-00/05
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1999
Technical Reports
The Aerodynamic Effects of High-Speed Trains on People and Property at Stations in the Northeast Corridor
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Northeast corridor, Computational fluid dynamics, Acela, Acela trainset, aerodynamics, FLUENT
Abstract: This report presents the results of a study to evaluate the aerodynamic (air velocity and pressure) effects of the new high-speed trains on the safety and comfort of people and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-99/12
Office
RRD