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1 Apr 1995

Other Reports

Seismic Damage Assessment of Rail Structures in Japan after the January 1995 Kobe Earthquake

Author
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglass, Inc.

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Damage Repair, International Rail, Design Practice

Abstract: In the six weeks following the January 17, 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake (also called the 1995 Hyogo-Ken-Nanbu Earthquake or the Kobe Earthquake) an enormous effort has been...

Office
RRD

1 Jan 1995

Reports to Congress

Train Dispatchers Follow-up Reivew : Report to Congress

Author
Federal Railroad Administration - Office of Safety

Subject Evaluation

Abstract: This report 1 documents the findings of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) during a national follow-up review of select train dispatcher offices. The review was mandated by...

1 Jan 1995

Technical Reports

Productivity and Prices in the U.S. Rail Industry: Experience from 1965 to 1995 and Prospects for the Future

Author
Carl D. Martland

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Rail Freight Service Productivity, Rail Prices, Productivity Improvements, Deregulation

Abstract: This paper documents the major changes in rail freight service productivity and the overall changes in rail prices over the period 1965 to 1995. Over this period, productivity...

Office
RRD

16 Jun 1994

Technical Reports

Automated Rail Based Wheel Gauge- Phase I Report

Author
Zahid F. Mian

Subject Evaluation

Abstract: IEM personnel conducted face to face interviews with senior officials with three major transits and four Class I railroads. We also conducted extensive phone and mail surveys...

1 Jun 1994

Other Reports

EMI Testing of a High Speed Trainset: German Intercity Express (ICE)

Author
Robert F. Gray, Leedy G. Ambrose

Subject Evaluation

Keywords: Northeast Corridor, Signaling, Power Distribution

Abstract: [From the Introduction] A series of tests were performed to investigate the potential for electromagnetic interference (EMI) from the operation of the German Inter-City Express (...

Office
RRD