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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...
Other Reports
Seismic Damage Assessment of Rail Structures in Japan after the January 1995 Kobe Earthquake
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...
Reports to Congress
Train Dispatchers Follow-up Reivew : Report to Congress
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...
Technical Reports
Productivity and Prices in the U.S. Rail Industry: Experience from 1965 to 1995 and Prospects for the Future
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...