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19 Apr 2017

Technical Reports

Postmortem Investigation Of The Kansas. Test Track Volume II

Author
Homer C. Greer III, Mark A. Vispi, Melvin M. Carlson

Keywords: Ballast, Embankments, Kansas Test Track, Railroad, tracks, Soil-track. interaction, Subgrades, Track performance, Tracks

Abstract: The Kansas Test ~~rack (KTT) was comprised of nine .differen~tra'Cksystems, , which were built on a: designed embankment. The KTT subgrade experienced prema.ture failure in...

Report Number
FRA/ORD- 79/09. I
Office
RDI-20

21 Mar 2017

Conference & Workshop

Northeast Corridor Safety Committee Meeting

Author
FRA

Keywords: Northeast Corridor, NEC

Abstract: FRA announces the eighth meeting of the NECSC, a Federal Advisory Committee mandated by section 212 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) and...

Location

Washington, DC
United States

Conference Name
Northeast Corridor Safety Committee Meeting

7 Mar 2017

Reference Materials

Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project Appendices

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) are preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential...

6 Mar 2017

Reference Materials

Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project Environmental Assessment and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Environmental Protection

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) are preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the potential...

1 Mar 2017

Technical Reports

Reporting of Suicide and Trespass Incidents by Online Media in the United States

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Trespasser Programs

Keywords: : Railroad, suicide, trespass, media, reporting, suicide contagion, Werther effect

Abstract: : The reporting of a suicide death in the media has the potential to increase imitative suicide attempts for vulnerable individuals who read the article, a phenomenon known as...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/02
Office
RDI-24