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7 Dec 1977

Emergency Orders

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company; Emergency Order Restricting Certain Operations

Subject Track

Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 6

1 Dec 1977

Technical Reports

Energy Intensity of Intercity Passenger Rail

Author
Ram K. Mittal

Subject Environmental Protection, Passenger Rail

Keywords: Energy Intensity of Intercity Rail; Energy Efficiency; Transportation Energy; Energy Collservation

Abstract: This research report deals with the Energy Intensity of Intercity Rail Passenger Systems. Included in the energy evaluation are the impacts of operating conditions (speed, load...

Report Number
DOT/RSPD/DPB-50-78/7
Office
RRD

1 Dec 1977

Technical Reports

Potential Means of Cost Reduction in Grade Crossing Motorist-Warning Control Equipment Volume I: Overview, Technology Survey and Relay Alternatives

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Keywords: Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings; Grade Crossing Warning Systems; Grade Crossing Signal Systems

Abstract: The results of a recent study of railroad-highway grade crossing warning system technology are presented. Emphasis in the investigation was placed on the determination of the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-77/45.I
Office
RDI-20

1 Dec 1977

Technical Reports

An Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Concrete Cross Tie and Fastener Loads

Author
Robert H. Prause, Harold D. Harrison, James C. Kennedy, Robert C. Arnlund

Subject Evaluation, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Track Loading, Track Instrumentation, Track Design, Concrete Cross Ties, Track Components

Abstract:

This report has been prepared as part of the Improved Track Structures Research Program sponsored by the Office of Rail Safety Research of the Federal Railroad Administration....

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/71
Office
RRD

1 Dec 1977

Technical Reports

Refurbishment of Railroad Crossties: a Technical and Economic Analysis

Author
A. V. Loomis, T. Anyos

Subject Tracks & Structures

Keywords: Wood Refurbishment, Crosstie Reuse, Tie Deterioration

Abstract: An analysis of the principal modes of failure for wooden railroad crossties was conducted and an evaluation of the technical and economic feasibility of refurbishing these ties...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/76
Office
RRD