The 13 papers in this report deal with the following areas: part 1: rail and track; production and properties of high-serviceability rail; rail manufacture in Great Britain; rail technology and development in Federal Republic of Germany; analytical descriptions of track-geometry variations; part 2: regulation: problems and opportunities in regulated market for railroad freight cars; extraterritorial impact of U.S. deregulation of Canadian railways and shippers; part 3: operations management: road and rail freight mode choice: application of an elimination-by-aspects model; externality issues and coal transportation; model for management of empty freight cars; where does the energy go. A simplified perspective on fuel efficiency in rail freight transportation; part 4: commuter rail: determination of priorities for station improvements on commuter rail system; econometric models for Long Island Railroad; propulsion alternatives for suburban rail corridors: viable options to extending electrification.


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    Title :

    Railroad Rail, Track, Regulation, Operations Management, and Commuter Issues


    Contributors:
    H. Masumoto (author) / K. Sugino (author) / S. Nishida (author) / M. Hattori (author) / T. Terada (author)

    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    87 pages



    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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    Kostalos, Jr., J. / Dewees, D.N. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1965


    Commuter railroad simulation

    Kostalos, Jr., J. / Dewees, D.N. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1967