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Technical Reports
Categorizing Track Mud Spot Risk by Measurement of Vertical Track Deflection
Keywords: Mud spot, vertical track deflection, risk, track maintenance, prioritization, track stiffness, Beam on Elastic Foundation, BOEF, MRail, YRel, radius of curvature, ballast, track, railroad
Other
Midwest & Bluegrass Rail 240 Program Approval letter
Keywords: Engineer Certification
Other
Midwest & Bluegrass Rail 242 Program Approval letter
Keywords: Conductor Certification
Research Results
The Expert Locomotive Engineer's Mental Model
Keywords: Train control, mental models, expert engineer performance, train handling, automation, human factors
Technical Reports
Retrofit and Full-Scale Testing of a State-of-the-Art End Structure on a Budd M1 Cab Car
Keywords: End structure, crashworthiness, retrofit, dynamic testing, quasi-static testing, finite element analysis, cab car, impacts, rail cars, collision