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    Preliminary Design of Rail Rapid Transit on the Silver Spring-Rockville Route (Union Station to Rockville) and Alexandria-Springfield Route (Four Mile Run to Cameron)

    NTIS | 1964
    ; Railroad crossings; Track structure; Changes to existing railroads and utilities; Estimate of cost; Construction period. (Author) ...
    Publisher: Klauder (Louis T.) and Associates, Philadelphia, Pa
    Keywords: Structures , Railroad tracks

    Subsurface Transportation Methods in Deep Snow

    G. Abele | NTIS | 1965
    and a hard snow surface was determined. A 1300 ft long, standard gage railroad track was installed in the trench after completion of the wheel ...
    Publisher: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab Hanover N H
    Keywords: Underground structures

    Study of New Track Structure Design. Phase I

    H. C. Meacham / J. E. Voorhees / J. G. Eggert | NTIS | 1966
    Conventional (tie-type) and non-conventional rail vehicle track structures were studied with the constraint that standard gage and rail ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks , Railroad ties , Railroad ballast

    Use of Railroad Tracks for Carrier Telephony and as Long-Wire Antennas for Transmission of Long-Wave Radio Signals

    W. Kennebeck / K. Ikrath | NTIS | 1967
    used as a receiver. Impulses picked up along fences and other metal structures denote signal re-radiation by railroad track. Results of these ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks

    Quarterly Report of the Railway Technical Research Institute Vol. 8, No. 1, March 1967

    NTIS | 1967
    railroad sleeper; Characteristics of correcting methods of track irregularities; On the effectiveness of car body structural members; The tolerance ...
    Publisher: Japanese National Railways, Tokyo (Japan). Railway Technical Research Inst
    Keywords: Railroad tracks , Railroad cars , Underground structures

    Report on Testing and Evaluation of the Transit Expressway

    NTIS | 1967
    system covered ten double track route miles and ten stations between a central business district and an outlying residential section in a medium ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks , Foundations(Structures)

    Studies for Rail Vehicle Track Structures

    H. C. Meacham / R. H. Prause / D. R. Ahlbeck et al. | NTIS | 1970
    Conventional (tie-type) and non-conventional rail vehicle track structures were studied, with the restriction that standard gage and rail ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks

    High Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965

    NTIS | 1971
    track structures and development of the Rail Dynamics Laboratory; (b) The Metroliner and Turbo train demonstrations; (c) Advanced Systems ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks

    HSB: Study of a High Speed Intercity Surface Transportation System for Germany. Volume IV. Attachments 8-13

    H. D. Neuber / A. Pennekamp / V. H. Rothermel | NTIS | 1972
    on station design, both motor vehicle and rail, track elements, structures such as bridges and tunnels, information systems, and maintenance ...
    Publisher: Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, D.C. Office of Research, Development and Demonstrations
    Keywords: Railroad stations , Railroad tracks and roadbeds , Railroad bridges , Railroad tunnels

    Urban-Rail Supporting-Technology Program (UM-204). Fiscal Year 1972, Year-End Summary

    R. J. Madigan | NTIS | 1973
    program plan, for the test and evaluation of rapid rail cars, car subsystems, and track structures. Under the category technology development ...
    Keywords: Railroad cars , Railroad tracks

    A Bibliography on the Design and Performance of Rail Track Structures

    R. H. Prause / H. C. Pestel / R. H. Melvin | NTIS | 1974
    degradation. While most of the reference material is directly related to track used for railroad, rail rapid transit and light rail transportation ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks , Railroad cars

    Railroad Safety Research

    NTIS | 1976
    to contemporary railroad safety problems. The volume is divided into three main categories: Improved track structures research; Rail vehicle ...
    Keywords: Railroad tracks , Railroad cars , Automated track inspection

    A Preliminary Description of Stresses in Railroad Rail

    T. G. Johns / K. B. Davies | NTIS | 1976
    One portion of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Track Performance Improvement Program is the development of engineering and ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks

    DYNALIST II. A Computer Program for Stability and Dynamic Response Analysis of Rail Vehicle Systems. Volume IV. Revised User's Manual

    A. Bronowicki / T. K. Hasselman | NTIS | 1976
    related to improvement of the dynamic characteristics of rail vehicles, track structures, and train consists. The Revised User's Manual reflects ...
    Keywords: Railroad cars

    Test Train Program. Ninth Progress Report

    NTIS | 1977
    describes test activities on the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, aerodynamic validation, track structures, vehicle vibration and ride ...
    Publisher: ENSCO, Inc., Alexandria, VA. Engineering Test and Analysis Div
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Railroad cars , Track geometry

    Proposed Railroad Relocation, Consolidation, and Grade-Crossing Elimination Project for Columbia, South Carolina

    NTIS | 1979
    , together with the relocation, elimination or reclassification of considerable existing track, plus the construction of grade separation structures ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation

    Federal Assistance to Rehabilitate Railroads Should Be Reassessed

    NTIS | 1980
    Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 authorized $1.6 billion in assistance to the Nation's railroads ...
    Publisher: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Community and Economic Development Div
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks

    Dynamic Hopper Car Test

    M . Kenworthy / C. T. Jones | NTIS | 1980
    vehicles to different track structures. Two 100-ton hopper cars, one a high-mileage car and the other a low-mileage car, were instrumented and used ...
    Publisher: ENSCO, Inc., Alexandria, VA. Engineering Test and Analysis Div
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks

    Engineering Analysis of Stresses in Railroad Rails

    T. G. Johns / S. G. Sampath / J. C. Bell et al. | NTIS | 1981
    One portion of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Track Performance Improvement Program is the development of engineering and ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks

    Annotated Bibliography of Commuter/Regional Rail

    NTIS | 1981
    covered, including economics, energy, industry structure, passenger operations, rail vehicles, safety, signals and control, and track and ...
    Keywords: Railroad cars , Railroad tracks , Railroad signals , Railroad grade crossings

    Transit Reliability Information Program Participants Guidelines

    P. J. Silvia | NTIS | 1981
    example, rail rapid vehicles; track and structures; wayside ATO/ATC; transit buses; automatic fare collection, etc. ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks

    Track Design and Railroad Electirfication

    D. F. Sullivan / W. S. Stokely / W. T. McNutt et al. | NTIS | 1983
    structures on Long Island Rail Road - rational, design criteria, and performance; development of railroad track degradation models; rehabilitation of ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Railroad ties , Railroad tunnels , Railroad catenary system

    Synthesis of Railroad Design Methods, Track Response Models, and Evaluation Methods for Military Railroads

    D. M. Coleman | NTIS | 1985
    This report presents the results of a state-of-the-art review performed in the areas of railroad track structures, railroad design, and ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Test and evaluation

    Minipile Railway Track Rehabilitation System

    R. E. Becker | NTIS | 1986
    The research project determined the feasibility of installing miniature piling for effective and economic stabilization of failing railroad ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Pile structures

    Geogrid Reinforced Base Course for Flexible Pavements for Light Aircraft: Literature Review and Test Section Design

    S. L. Webster | NTIS | 1991
    included related areas such as geogrid ballast reinforcement for railroad track bed, reinforcement for aggregate surface pavements, and ...
    Keywords: Reinforcement (Structures)

    User's Guide: Structural Enhancement of Railroad Track

    D. M. Coleman | NTIS | 1992
    Water intrusion into low strength and/or swelling subgrade soils under railroad track results in the need for almost continuous maintenance ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Structures

    Improving Transportation Through Railroad Research (Period Covered January 1988-December 1991)

    NTIS | 1992
    appendices. Each section describes the R and D activities of one of the FRA's four functional research programs: (1) the Track, Structures, and Train ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Railroad cars

    Proceedings of the Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies (2nd). Held in Budapest (Hungary) on November 12-15, 1990

    J. Marialigeti | NTIS | 1992
    Modelled as Periodic Structures; Longitudinal Dynamics of a Six Unit Metro Train Set; On High Frequency Vertical Vibrations of the Track-wheelset ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation

    Recent Issues in Rail Research

    N. C. Kassabian / A. G. Tobias / L. Crayton et al. | NTIS | 1993
    ; Development of Condition Indexes for Low-Volume Railroad Trackage; Dynamic Track Support Loading from Heavier and Faster Train Sets. ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad terminals , Railroad passenger service , Railroad tracks , Railroad track support structures

    Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering, Volume 23, Nos. 1-2, 1995

    I. Kollar | NTIS | 1995
    Railway Vehicle Operating on a Specified Network; On Dynamical Processes in Railway Traction Units; Comparison of Discrete and Continuous Rail ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Railroad cars

    National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Derailment of Amtrak Train 4, Southwest Chief, on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Near Kingman, Arizona, August 9, 1997

    NTIS | 1998
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway 'hump' in the track as they approached bridge 504.IS. The train derailed as it crossed the bridge. Subsequent ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad track support structures

    Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit

    NTIS | 2000
    vehicles, alignment, track structures, track components, special trackwork, aerial structure/bridges, corrosion control, noise and vibration ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Track structure

    Rail Operations Efficiency Report

    J. Woodrooffe / L. Ash / J. Champion | NTIS | 2000
    and cost trends, employment reductions, track and structures, train control systems, locomotives, railcars, intermodal service, and train ...
    Publisher: Woodrooffe and Associates, Alberta, Canada
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Structures , Railway safety

    Intercity Passenger Rail; Freight Rail; and Track Design and Maintenance. Rail. Transportation Research Record. Journal of the Transportation Research Board No. 1742

    NTIS | 2001
    Transportation in Western Canada; Estimation of Investment in Track and Structures Needed to Handle 129 844-kg (286,000-lb) Railcars on Short-Line ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks

    Heavy Axle Study: Impact of Higher Rail Car Weight Limits on Short-Line Railroads. Volume 1: Final Report

    J. A. Laman / C. Leighty / G. L. Gittings et al. | NTIS | 2001
    by under-capacity of both track structures and bridge structures. The economics of short-line railroads are such that it is important that ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad track support structures , Railroad bridges , Railroad cars , Research and development

    This Is Light Rail Transit

    NTIS | 2001
    rights-of-way at ground level, on aerial structures, in subways, or occasionally, in streets and to board and discharge passengers at track or ...
    Keywords: Operation and maintenance

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

    NTIS | 2002
    : railroad system issues (safety, security, environment), human factors, rolling stock and components, track and structures, track/train interaction ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Research and development , Tracks(Railroad) , Railroad industry

    National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Collision of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) Train 59 with a Loaded Truck-Semitrailer Combination at a Highway/Rail Grade Crossing in Bourbonnais, Illinois, March 15, 1999

    NTIS | 2002
    track and associated structures were estimated to be about $295,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad grade crossing accidents , Railroad accidents

    Heavy Axle Study: Impact of Higher Rail Car Weight Limits on Short-Line Railroads. Volume II: Final Report

    J. A. Laman / C. Leighty / G. L. Gittings et al. | NTIS | 2002
    by under-capacity of both track structures and bridge structures. The economics of short-line railroads are such that it is import that Class ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Railroad cars

    Railroads: High-Speed Passenger Rail, Railway Bridges, and Track Design and Maintenance

    NTIS | 2004
    Northeast Corridor Railway Line; Objective Track Quality Indices; and Railroad Accident Rates for Use in Transportation Risk Analysis. ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad bridges , Railroad tracks , Railroad track support structures

    Federal Railroad Administration Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety Compliance Manual

    NTIS | 2005
    This chapter of the Railroad Workplace Safety Compliance Manual provides guidance for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and State ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad tracks , Occupational safety and health , FRA(Federal Railroad Administration)

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-71, Paducah and Louisville Railroad Company, Calvert City, Kentucky, August 3, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    members received medical attention. As a result of the collision, damage to the equipment is $1,060,000. Track and structures are $1,000. Several ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service , Paducah and Louisville Railway Company

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-35, Allegheny Valley Railroad Company (AVR)/Amtrak (ATK), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 25, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    track, signals or structures; and equipment damages were set at $500. Post accident testing indicates no evidence of mechanical or signal ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service , Allegheny Valley Railroad Company(AVR)

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-70, CSX Transportation, Grovetown, Georgia, August 4, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    damaged. The total damages to rail equipment was $39,025. The total damages to track, signals, and structures was $7,550. Two reportable injuries ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-67, Union Pacific (UP), Champlin, Utah, July 27, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    ; track, signal and structures, $49,000. At the time of the accident, it was dark and clear, temperature was 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The probable ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-18, Norfolk Southern (NS), Keytesville, Missouri, March 24, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    damage to railroad equipment and wayside structures. The trailer and crawler-loader were destroyed as a result of the collision, with an ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-86, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Miltonvale, Kansas, October 27, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    for equipment and $70,500 for track and structures. It was dark at the time of derailment and the weather was reported as 42F and cloudy. The ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-77, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Crawford, Texas, September 19, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    casting cars to the right and left sides of the main track, on September 19, 2006, at 6:15 pm. The accident occurred at milepost 249.6 of the BNSF ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-81, Norfolk Southern Corp (NS), New Brighton, Pennsylvania, October 20, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    from nearby homes and businesses. The derailed tank cars sustained damage in the amount of $1,388,755. Cost of damage to track and structures ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-04, Norfolk Southern (NS), Lincoln, Alabama, January 18, 2006

    NTIS | 2006
    equipment damage to Train 22RA116 is $210,000 and the equipment damage to Train 226A117 is $2,235,100. The damage to track, signal, and wayside ...
    Keywords: Railroad Transportation , Railroad trains , Railroad passenger service