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17 Sep 2013

Policy and Guidance

Final State Rail Plan Guidance

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Freight Operations, Intercity Passenger Rail Investment , Passenger Rail

Keywords: State Rail Plan Guidance, Final, Freight, Passenger

1 Sep 1993

Historical Documents

Final Report on The National Maglev Initiative

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject High-Speed Passenger Rail, Intercity Passenger Rail Investment , Maglev

Keywords: maglev, high-speed ground transportation, intercity transportation, magnetic levitation, German maglev system, TGV, maglev economics, maglev technology

1 Jul 1990

Technical Reports

Review and Analysis of Railroad Passenger Car Waste Retention Systems Volume II: Appendices C, D and E

Author
Alan J. Bing, Todd O. Burger, Thomas J. Rasmussen

Subject Industrial Hygiene, Intercity Passenger Rail Investment

Keywords: Toilet, Waste Retention Technologies, Test Programs, Cost Evaluations

Abstract:

The traditional practice of dumping railroad toilet and other waste directly onto the tracks is still used on most passenger cars operated by Amtrak. However, this practice is...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD 91-02 I & II
Office
RRD

1 Oct 1972

Technical Reports

Light Rail Transit Systems: a Definition and Evalution

Author
Dr. Vukan R. Vuchic

Subject Intercity Passenger Rail Investment , Passenger Rail, Evaluation

Keywords: Light Rail, Public Transportation, Urban Rail

Abstract: Rail transit represents a family of modes ranging from light rail to regional rapid transit systems, and it can be utilized in a number of different cities and types of...

Report Number
DOT-TSC-310-1
Office
RRD