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8 Jul 2014

Technical Reports

Locomotive Biofuel Study: Preliminary Study of the Use and Effects of Biodiesel in Locomotive Engines

Author
Melissa Shurland (FRA), Wade Smith (Amtrak), Steve G. Fritz (SwRI), H. Christopher Frey (NCSU)

Subject Environmental Protection, Freight Operations, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Rolling Stock

Keywords: Locomotive Biofuel Study, locomotive, biofuel, PRIIA 404, Section 404, biodiesel Rail E3

Abstract: Section 404 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA), 2008, mandated that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) undertake a Locomotive Biofuel Study to...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/12
Office
RRD

4 Apr 2014

Technical Reports

Quantification of the Effectiveness of Handheld Equipment for Ground Verification of Detected Rail Internal Defects

Author
Leith Al-Nazer (Federal Railroad Administration), Dr. Thomas Raslear (Federal Railroad Administration), Lucas R. Welander (Transportation Technology Center, Inc.)

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Track, Tracks & Structures

Keywords: Ultrasonic phased arrays, conventional ultrasonic, rail flaw sizing, nondestructive testing

Abstract: The objective of this project was to quantify the effectiveness of the rail inspection ground verification process. More specifically, the project focused on comparing the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/07
Office
RRD

24 Jan 2014

Policy and Guidance

Self-Adaptive Scheduling Algorithm - Guidance

Subject Continuous Welded Rail, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Self-Adaptive Scheduling Algorithm

24 Jan 2014

Forms and Templates

Self-Adaptive Scheduling Algorithm Calculator

Subject Continuous Welded Rail, Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Self-Adaptive Scheduling Algorithm

18 Oct 2013

Technical Reports

Feasibility Study of Fiber-Optic Technology for Broken Rail Detection

Author
Matthew D. Holcomb and W. David Mauger

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Track, Tracks & Structures

Keywords: Fiber Optic, Broken Rail, Acoustic, Seismic, Rail Break, Wayside Systems

Abstract: This report describes the activities and presents the results of a feasibility study to examine the viability of using fiber-optic acoustic technologies to detect broken rails in...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/44
Office
RRD