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Technical Reports
Maglev System Concept Definition: Severe Segment Test Report
Keywords: Cost Analysis, Ride Quality, SST
Abstract: This report presents Foster-Miller Maglev system performance results and cost analysis for the Severe Segment Test (SST) stipulated by the government. The route design...
Other Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: Calendar Year 1990
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: The 1990 Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) includes 240 railroad accidents. This summary provides the following information: the...
Technical Bulletins
Hours of Service Decision - Relieved but Not Released
Technical Reports
Dynamic Buff and Draft Testing Techniques
Keywords: Draft, Buff, Coupler, Wheels
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads have jointly sponsored a program for developing cost-effective and rational techniques for evaluating...
Other Reports
Preliminary Design Guidelines for Noise Control on High Speed Maglev Trains
Keywords: Environmental Guidelines, Noise Assessment, Guideway Design
Abstract: This report builds on the first two reports of this series and provides preliminary guidelines on the prediction, assessment and mitigation of noise from maglev systems. The first...