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Environmental Review Documents
Carlsbad Village Double Track Project – Finding of No Significant Impact
Keywords: Carlsbad Village Double Track Project, FONSI, Finding of No Significant Impact
Abstract: The objective of the Proposed Action is to connect two adjacent double-track segments. This would achieve the Proposed Action’s purpose of improving operations for both passengers...
Technical Reports
Review of Suicide Intervention Training Programs
Keywords: Railroad, Safety, Suicide, Training, Suicide Prevention, Transit
Abstract: Nearly one-third of all rail-related fatalities in the U.S. result from an intentional act of suicide. Rail carrier-based strategies to prevent these incidents are not well...
Research Results
Yard Impact Test of a Tank Car
Keywords: Tank car, stub sill failures, impact test, yard operation, car coupling, draft gear, impact force, transferred energy, anvil configuration, hammer configuration
Abstract: In 2018, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology conducted a series of impact tests for different car configurations at...
Quarterly Performance Reports
Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations Q3 FY2019
Keywords: Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations Q3 FY2019
Abstract: Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations Q3 FY2019
Technical Reports
Hazards Associated with HSR Operations Adjacent to Conventional Tracks – Enhanced Literature Review Part III: Literature Review
Keywords: Shared corridors, high-speed rail, conventional railroad
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) set out to develop a guidance document which provides information on the design considerations and potential risk mitigations for high-...