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Technical Reports
Improvement of the Effectiveness of Motorist Warnings at Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings
Keywords: Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings; Grade Crossing Safety; Grade Crossing Motorist Warning Devices; Grade Crossing Flashing Lights
Abstract: Flashing red incandescent lamps have formed the primary motorist warning device at grade crossings for several decades, in spite of technical constraints that inherently limit the...
Technical Reports
Train Generated Air Contaminants in the Train Crew's Working Environment
Keywords: Air Contaminants; Tunnels; Crew Environment
Abstract: This document contains data on the levels of air contaminants in the train crew's working environment. Measurements were made in locomotive cabs and cabooses of freight trains...
Other Reports
Wz Rating of Ride Quality Implementation for FRA/Amtrack Programs
Keywords: Ride Roughness, Mathematical Model, Research
Abstract: [From the study's description] The Wz method of rating the ride of a rail vehicle has been widely used in recent decades. This method applies a single number to describe the...
Technical Reports
Final Standards, Classification, and Designation of Lines of Class I Railroads in the United States Volume I
Keywords: Classification, Final Standards, Public Participation
Abstract: The Department has attempted to reconcile or explain apparent inconsistencies with the purpose and goals of the Act. The Final Report hopefully reflects the best judgment of the...
Reports to Congress
Study of Federal Aid to Rail Transportation
Keywords: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, RRRR, Funding, Economic Analysis
Abstract: [From the Introduction] This Report to the Congress was prepared in response to Section 902 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform (RRRR) Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-210...