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Technical Reports
Guidelines for Enhancement of Visual Conspicuity of the Trailing End of Trains
Keywords: Train Collision, Train Visibility, Collision Avoidance
Abstract: This report summarizes a comprehensive study of potential means of reducing the probability of train-train collisions through enhancement of the visual conspicuity of the...
Technical Reports
Introduction to the Application of the DYNALIST Computer Program to the Analysis of Rail Systems Dynamics
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Dynamic Systems, Models
Abstract: DYNALIST, a computer program that extracts complex eigenvalues and eigenvectors for dynamic systems described in terms of matrix equations of motion, has been acquired and made...
Technical Reports
Assessment of Design Tools and Criteria for Urban Rail Track Structures: Volume I. At-Grade Tie-Ballast Track
Keywords: Rapid Transit Systems, Rail Wear, Soil Mechanics
Abstract: The development of techniques and criteria for track design is an important part of the Rail Supporting Technology Program that is being managed for the Urban Mass...
Technical Reports
Assessment of Design Tools and Criteria for Urban Rail Track Structures: Volume II. At-Grade Slab Track
Keywords: Track Design, Rapid Transit Systems, Soil Mechanics
Abstract: The development of techniques and criteria for track design is an important part of the Rail Supporting Technology Program that is being managed for the Urban Mass...
Other Reports
Cooperative Research Effort Among Railroads, Railroad Associations, Industry and Government
Keywords: Conference Proceedings, Railroad Engineering Conference, Vehicle Design
Abstract: This 11th Annual Railroad Engineering Conference, now sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration, had as its purpose: To provide a forum for parties interested in the...