Technical Reports
An Examination of Employee Recruitment and Retention in the U.S. Railroad Industry
This report presents findings of a study to better understand the challenges involved in recruiting and retaining qualified U.S. freight railroad employees to (1) replace the large number of employees who recently retired or who will be reaching retirement in the next several years and (2) meet the...High-Speed Ground Transportation Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment
This report is the second edition of a guidance manual originally issued in 2005, which presents procedures for predicting and assessing noise and vibration impacts of high-speed ground transportation projects. Projects involving high-speed trains using traditional steel-wheel on steel-rail...