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Technical Reports
Modeling the Effects of Top-of-Rail Products on Creep Forces in the Wheel-Rail Interface
Keywords: Wheel/rail interface; friction management; top-of-rail products; friction measurement; friction modelling
Abstract: The main aim of this project was to develop a wheel-rail creep force model that accounts for the effects of third-body layers resulting from the...
Technical Reports
LiDAR Grade Crossing Data Collection and Storage Services for High Profile Grade Crossings
Keywords: LIDAR; GRADE CROSSING; MOTORIST SAFETY; ATIP
Abstract: This report summarizes work performed to improve identification of high-profile grade crossings throughout the nation’s railway network. In May 2019 two rail survey vehicles...
Technical Reports
Advanced Track Geometry Forecasting Methods
Keywords: Prediction; forecast; track geometry; time series; degradation; Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System; ATGMS
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted ENSCO, Inc., to apply alternative forecasting approaches to foot-by-foot track geometry data. The research team used track...
Technical Reports
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Process Evaluation
Keywords: Evaluation, Operation Lifesaver, Inc., process evaluation, program evaluation, grant management, education, highway-railroad grade crossings, trespassing, railroad right-of-way
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration contracted Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to conduct a process evaluation of Operation Lifesaver, Inc.’s educational...
Technical Reports
Monitoring and Modeling of Differential Movement at Railway Transitions
Keywords: Transition zones; differential movement; bridge approach; unsupported; track geometry; track modulus; modulus
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a research team from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct laboratory and field research of railroad bridge...