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1
Aug
2004
Technical Reports
Technical Monograph: Estimating Maintenance Costs for Mixed High Speed Passenger and Freight Rail Corridors
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Railroad Corridors, High Speed Maintenance Costs, Transportation Planning, Rail Passenger Service, High-Speed Rail, HIgh Speed Rail Corridors
Abstract: Several states have indicated a desire to upgrade existing railroad corridors between well-populated cities for improved passenger rail service that is time competitive with air...
Office
RRD
1
Jun
2004
Technical Reports
Integrated Railway Remote Information Service
Subject
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Wayside Detection, Defect and Condition Monitoring, national Database, Safety Enhancements, Preventive adn Predictive Maintenance
Abstract: TTCI via the FRA was tasked by the Congress of the United States to demonstrate the feasibility of using and linking defect detector systems across North America to develop a...
Office
RRD
3
May
2004
Safety Advisories
Addresses recommended safety practices and reviews existing requirements for the protection of roadway workers from traffic on adjacent tracks and to heighten awareness to prevent the inadvertent fouling of track when on-track safety is not provided
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Signal and Train Control,
Track
Keywords: Track; roadway worker rule; adjacent tracks; large-scale; controlled track
Safety Advisory Number
2004-01
1
May
2004
Reports to Congress
Safety of Remote Control Locomotive Operations (Interim Report)
Subject
Remote Control Locomotive Operations,
Evaluation
Abstract: By letter dated September 2, 2003, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Committee) requested that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conduct an...
1
May
2004
Technical Reports
Proceedings of the Human Factors Workshop: Improving Railroad Safety Through Understanding Close Calls
Keywords: Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), BNSF Incident Reporting System, Close Call, Close
Abstract: On April 23 and 24, 2003, the Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Research and Development held a Human Factors Workshop: “Improving Railroad Safety Through Understanding...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-04/03
Office
RRD