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13
Nov
2018
Research Results
Rail Temperature Control System for Improved Railway Safety
Subject
Railroad System Issues
Keywords: passive control, thermal adsorption, steel railroad stress reduction, maximum temperature reduction, buckling
Abstract: Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) has developed a tunable passive solution for limiting the maximum temperature of railroad track. The Rail Temperature Control System (RTCS)...
Report Number
RR 18-15
Office
RDI-21
13
Jul
2018
Technical Reports
Discrete Element Modeling of Railroad Ballast Behavior
Subject
Laboratory,
Testing
Keywords: Ballast behavior, discrete element modeling, DEM, Discrete Element Method, triaxial test, fouling, dynamic train loading, ballast degradation and image analysis
Abstract: An innovative integrated computational-experimental laboratory testing framework has been developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to evaluate clean and fouled...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/20
Office
RDI-21
16
Apr
2015
Reference Materials
Notice of Funding Availability - Grade Crossings, Positive Train Control, and Passenger Rail Corridor Plans
Subject
Positive Train Control,
Accident Reduction,
Budget,
Grants & Financial Assistance,
Capital Planning
Keywords: NOFA; notice of funding availability; PTC; Positive Train Control; Grade Crossings; Passenger Rail; Passenger Rail Corridor Plans
Abstract: Notice of Funding Avialability (NOFA) - Selected Interciity Passenger Rail Grade Crossing Improvements, Positive Train Control Implementation Projects and Passenger Rail Corridor...
25
Sep
2014
Human Capital Management
Strategic Human Capital Plan
Subject
Capital Planning
Abstract: FRA’s Strategic Plan for 2013 to 2016 recognizes that our employees are our most valuable resource. To give more detail to this recognition, FRA embarked on a strategic human...
1
May
1978
Technical Reports
Coupling System Design Optimization - a Survey and Assessment of Automatic Coupling Concepts for Rail Freight Cars, Volume I: Executive Summary
Subject
Evaluation,
Railroad System Issues
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Coupling, Surface Transportation, Mass Transit, Literature Search, Patent Search
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to provide an independent identification, classification, and analysis of significant freight car coupling systems concepts offering potential for...
Report Number
FRA-ORD-78-11, I
Office
RRD