The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), at the request of the Senate Appropriations Committee, prepared this Five-Year Strategic Plan for Railroad Research, Development, and Demonstrations ('Five-Year Plan for RD&D'). It is being published at a time of rapid changes in technology and in the structure and nature of the railroad industry. The Five-Year Plan for RD&D includes projects funded under three programs: Railroad Research and Development, the Next Generation High-Speed Rail Technology Demonstration Program, and the Magnetic Levitation Technology Deployment Program. Elements for these programs were developed based on historical risk and accident analysis, strategic review of industry trends, and a review of current research, development, and demonstration projects promising significant results. Goals and activities for achieving the goals were established around each of these areas. The Railroad Research and Development Program includes ten program elements as follows: railroad system issues (safety, security, environment), human factors, rolling stock and components, track and structures, track/train interaction, train control, grade crossings, hazardous materials, train occupant protection, and R&D facilities and equipment. The Next Generation Technology Demonstration Program includes four program elements: train control demonstrations, high-speed non-electric locomotives, high-speed grade crossing protection, and track and structures technology. The Magnetic Levitation Technology Deployment Program has initiated a competition to plan and demonstrate a magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation system to demonstrate the technology in revenue service in the United States. (The sequence of the programs, and of the program elements within the programs, used in this report does not represent a prioritization of the programs or the program elements.)


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    Titel :

    Five-Year Strategic Plan for Railroad Research, Development, and Demonstrations


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2002


    Format / Umfang :

    164 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch