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2020 BAA Research Initiatives in Support of Rail Safety—General

The purpose of the 2020 General Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to solicit a variety of applied technology research projects that will support the strategic objectives of the Office of Research, Development and Technology and the research needs of the four FRA research divisions: Track,...

HQ-2018-1306 (Finalized)

On November 19, 2018, at approximately 3:05 p.m., EST, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company (WE) remote control yard train 561 (Train 1) collided head-on with Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company (ABC) freight train Z641 (Train 2). Train 1 was being operated by remote control...

Validating a 70-Ton Higher Speed Freight Truck Design: Phase II

Previously, Phase I of this project demonstrated viable market potential and operating economics for high speed freight service, and established that the higher speed truck (HST) prototype design is capable of meeting the dynamic and structural requirements expected in higher speed freight...