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Technical Reports
Retrofit and Full-Scale Testing of a State-of-the-Art End Structure on a Budd M1 Cab Car
Keywords: End structure, crashworthiness, retrofit, dynamic testing, quasi-static testing, finite element analysis, cab car, impacts, rail cars, collision
Policy and Guidance
Technical Bulletin MP&E 21-02, Failure to Comply With Blue Signal Protections: Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Section 218.22.
Research Results
Track Circuit Shunting Performance Study
Keywords: Track circuits, shunt, shunting
Reports to Congress
Report to Congress: Potential for Joint Procurements between Northeast Corridor Commission Member Agencies
Keywords: Joint Procurement, NEC, Congress
Abstract: The Northeast Corridor Joint Procurement Study, as required by Section 11312(b) of the FAST Act (P.L. 114-94), which directed the Secretary of Transportation to ...
Technical Reports
Compliance Testing for Locomotive LED Headlights and Auxiliary Lights, Phase IV
Keywords: Locomotive headlights, auxiliary lights, LED, halogen, Phase IV compliance testing, cold weather performance, environmental testing, Code of Federal Regulations §229.125