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Technical Reports
Tank Car Manufacturing/Repair/Retest Facility Evaluation Form
Keywords: Inspector, Guidelines, Nondestructive Inspection
Abstract: An evaluation form has been developed to aid Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inspectors in recording data when examining tank car manufacturing and repair facilities, when...
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Magnetic and Electric Field Testing of the French Train A Grande Vitesse (TGV) Volume II- Appendices
Keywords: Electric and Magnetic Fields, Static Magnetic Field, Extreme Low Frequency, Train a Grande Vitesse, Electric Locomotive
Abstract: The safety of magnetically Levitated (maglev) end high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is the responsibility of the Federal Railroad...
Technical Reports
Business Case for Advanced Train Control System (ATCS): A Guide to the Analysis and Quantification of Costs and Benefits
Keywords: ATCS, Safety, Train Control
Abstract: The purpose of this report is to provide an introduction to the technology known as the Advanced Train Control System (ATCS), illustrate its functions and potential benefits in...
Other Reports
Preliminary Intermodal Data Inventory
Keywords: Databases, Intermodal Facilities, Intermodal Equipment
Abstract: [From the Introduction] One of the duties of the Office of Intermodalism, specified in Title V of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), is the development...