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Other Reports
National Railroad-Highway Crossing Inventory : Update Manual
Abstract: The purpose of this manual is to establish a set of procedures that will provide an- up.to-date and accurate database for: 1. A National Railroad-Highway Crossing Information...
Technical Reports
Development of a Structural Model and Materials Evaluation Procedures- Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program
Keywords: Structural Analysis Model; Finite Element Method; Track Support System; Ballast; Material Testing
Abstract: An adequate engineering analysis of conventional railway track support system (CRTSS) requires the consideration of all the major components of the track support system. Past...
Technical Reports
A Methodology for Determination of Grade Crossing Resource - Allocation Guidelines
Keywords: Rail Safety, Motorist Warning Systems, Transportation Safety Resource Allocation
Abstract: This report describes an analytical approach to estimating the benefits, costs, and implementation implications associated with allocating grade crossing safety resources.
Other Reports
Rail-Highway Grade-Crossing Accident For the Year Ended December 31, 1974
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: This is the fortieth annual statistical report on rail-highway grade crossing accidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed with the Federal Railroad Administration pursuant...
Technical Reports
Railroad Track Technology in the USSR: the State of the Art
Keywords: Track Maintenance, Maintenance Equipment, Stressed Concrete Ties, Administrative Organization
Abstract: Report contains limited assessment of the present state of the art of railroad track research, construction and maintenance technology in the U.S.S.R. It synthesizes the...