The FRA's Research and Development program has as its goals near-term improvements in products and processes which would enhance safety, improvements in the economic viability and efficiency of the Nation's railroad operations, and reduction of adverse environmental effects of railroad operations. The Office of Research and Development has responsibility for three major programs: (1) Track, Equipment and Personnel Safety, (2) Railroad Operational Improvements, and (3) Improved Passenger Systems. The Track, Equipment, and Personnel Safety Program is aimed at redueing the number and severity of railroad-related accidents. The Railroad Operational Improvement Program is aimed at improving freight classification and switching yards, promoting the exchange of technology and information between railroad companies, improving intermodal equipment, facilities and operations, and conserving energy. The Improved Passenger Systems Program is designed to emphasize train technology and subsystem development.


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    Title :

    Improving Railroad Technology. A Directory of Research and Development Projects of the Federal Railroad Administration


    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    193 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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