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Technical Reports
Vehicle Proximity Alert System: Prototype 3
Keywords: VPAS, Emergency Notification Systems, Warning Devices
Abstract: As part of FRA Task Order 114, the Association of American Railroads Transportation Technology Center, Pueblo, Colorado, completed testing of Vehicle Proximity Alert System (VPAS...
Technical Reports
Stub Sill Tank Car Research Project Results of a 15,000 Mile Over the Road Test
Keywords: Freight Equipment Environmental Sampling Test, Vertical Coupler Force, Stub Sill Tank Car
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has been investigating incidents of fatigue cracking of the stub sill and at the attachment of the stub sill to the tank shell of stub...
Other Reports
Report on the Functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission
Keywords: Regulations, Motor Carrier, Domestic Water Carriers
Abstract: This report examines a range of policy issues dealing with the economic regulation of surface transportation service (primarily freight) in the United States. Freight...
Technical Reports
Simulation Model for Risk/Benefit Evaluation of Rail Inspection Programs
Keywords: Crack growth, Damage Tolerance, Monte Carlo Method, Nondestructive Inspection, Rail Inspection
Abstract: A Monte Carlo simulation of certain aspects of rail inspection is presented. The simulation is used to compare alternative practices in railroad rail inspection programs. The...
Reports to Congress
A Review of Amtrak's On-Time Performance
Keywords: Performance, Amtrak, freight, carrier, trends
Abstract: ...The freight railroads have been responsive. Recent statistics suggest a reversal in declining on-time performance trends. In each of the last three quarters, system-wide on-...