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12
Oct
1994
Other Reports
Building New Partnerships: The Freight Railroad Industry and Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Subject
Freight Operations
Keywords: Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Case Study, Management Systems
Abstract: [From the Introduction] In 1992, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded a contract to the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) to investigate how to enhance the...
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1994
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Human Factors Phase I - Function Analyses and Theoretical Considerations
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Human Factors
Keywords: Human factors, transportation, high-speed trains, safety, human performance, workload, situation awareness, decision aids, displays, human-in-the-loop simulation, model-in-the-loop simulation
Abstract: Although the speed of guided ground transportation continues to increase, the reaction time as well as the sensory and information processing capacities of on- and off-board...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-94/24
Office
RRD
16
Jun
1994
Technical Reports
Automated Rail Based Wheel Gauge- Phase I Report
Subject
Evaluation
Abstract: IEM personnel conducted face to face interviews with senior officials with three major transits and four Class I railroads. We also conducted extensive phone and mail surveys...
1
Jun
1994
Technical Reports
The Design of Intermodal Stations for a High Speed Ground Transportation System
Subject
Maglev
Keywords: Intercity Transportation, Automated Peoplemovers, Intermodal Connectivity
Abstract: The large investment required to build a new high speed ground transportation system in the U.S. requires that the station component of such a system receive considerably more...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/NMI-92/94
Office
RRD
1
May
1994
Technical Reports
Side Bearing Clearance Testing Research
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: VTU, On-Track Testing, Side Bearing Clearance, Jump Response, Roll Response
Abstract: An investigation of the effects of variations in side bearing clearance on the vehicle dynamics of loaded freight cars with relatively high centers of gravity was conducted. Data...
Report Number
FRA/ORD/94-11
Office
RRD