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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) promotes safe and environmentally sound rail transportation. The FRA conducts research and development tests to evaluate projects in support of its safety mission and to enhance the railroad system as a national transportation resource. Public education campaigns on highway-rail grade crossing safety and the danger of trespassing on rail property are also administered by FRA. Bookmark this collection https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_fra or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530835.

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Aluminum/Cold Temperature Tank Car Puncture Resistance Test: Data Report

CITE Title : Aluminum/Cold Temperature Tank Car Puncture Resistance Test: Data Report Creator(s) : Larson, William G. Corporate Creator(s) : Association of American Railroads Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1992-08-01 Report Number : DOT-FRA-ORD-92-29, REPT-87-112, REPT-87-113 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40506 "Aluminum/Cold Temperature Tank Car" (1992). "Aluminum/Cold Temperature Tank Car Puncture Resistance Test: Data Report" (1992) "Aluminum/Cold Temperature Tank Car Puncture Resistance Test: Data Report" , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Larson, William G.

1992-08-01

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Puncture resistance testing of DOT Type 111 aluminum tank car heads was conducted at the Transportation Test Center (TTC), Pueblo, Colorado. Testing w...

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Controlled Tank Car Impact Tests

CITE Title : Controlled Tank Car Impact Tests Creator(s) : Larson, R.;Rajkumar, Britto; Corporate Creator(s) : Association of American Railroads Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1992-08-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-92/28 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40233 "Controlled Tank Car Impact" (1992). "Controlled Tank Car Impact Tests" (1992) "Controlled Tank Car Impact Tests" , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Larson, R. ;

Rajkumar, Britto

1992-08-01

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A series of controlled tank car impact tests were performed by the Association of American Railroads as part of a Federal Railroad Administration Task...

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Interactions between Magnetically Levitated Vehicles and Elevated Guideway Structures

CITE Title : Interactions between Magnetically Levitated Vehicles and Elevated Guideway Structures Creator(s) : Wormley, D. N.;Thornton, R.;Yu, SH;Cheng, S; Corporate Creator(s) : Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil Engineering Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. National Maglev Initiative;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 1992-07-01 Report Number : DOT-FRA-NMI-92-23 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34867 "Interactions between Magnetically Levitated" (1992). "Interactions between Magnetically Levitated Vehicles and Elevated Guideway Structures" (1992) "Interactions between Magnetically Levitated Vehicles and Elevated Guideway Structures" , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Wormley, D. N. ;

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1992-07-01

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The dynamic performance characteristic of magnetically levitated vehicles and vehicle trains relating to ride quality and magnetic gap variations have...

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Improving Transportation through Railroad Research: 1988 1991

CITE Title : Improving Transportation through Railroad Research: 1988 1991 Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1992-07-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-92-08;DOT/FRA/ORD-92/14; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38548 "Improving Transportation through Railroad" (1992). "Improving Transportation through Railroad Research: 1988 1991" (1992) "Improving Transportation through Railroad Research: 1988 1991" , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

1992-07-01

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The Office of Research and Development (R&D) of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducts research, development, test, and evaluation project...

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Chlorine Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation

CITE Title : Chlorine Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation Creator(s) : Coltman, M.{2955};Hazel, M E; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 1992-07-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-92/11;DOT-VNTSC-FRA-91-6; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8860 "Chlorine Tank Car Puncture" (1992). "Chlorine Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation" (1992) "Chlorine Tank Car Puncture Resistance Evaluation" , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Coltman, M.{2955} ;

Hazel, M E

1992-07-01

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Experimental studies have been conducted to evaluate the relative puncture resistance of DOT 105A500W (chlorine) tank cars and DOT 112J340W (propane) ...

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Hazardous materials car placement in a train consist. Volume I, Review and analysis.

CITE Title : Hazardous materials car placement in a train consist. Volume I, Review and analysis. Creator(s) : Thompson, R. E.;Zamejc, E. R.;Ahlbeck, D. R,; Corporate Creator(s) : Battelle Memorial Institute. Columbus Laboratories Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1992-06-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-92/18.1 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60589 "Hazardous materials car placement" (1992). "Hazardous materials car placement in a train consist. Volume I, Review and analysis." (1992) "Hazardous materials car placement in a train consist. Volume I, Review and analysis." , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Thompson, R. E. ;

Zamejc, E. R.
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1992-06-01

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In response to major derailments involving hazardous materials cars, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated this review of the consequenc...

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Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems : German High-Speed Maglev Train Safety Requirements - Potential For Application in the United States

CITE Title : Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems : German High-Speed Maglev Train Safety Requirements - Potential For Application in the United States Creator(s) : Dorer, R.;Markos, SH;Wlodyka, R.;Lee, H.S.;Coltman, M.;Hathaway, W. T.;Barrington, A. E.;Brecher, A.; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1992-02-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-92-3;DOT/FRA/ORD-92/02; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8638 "Safety of High Speed" (1992). "Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems : German High-Speed Maglev Train Safety Requirements - Potential For Application in the United States" (1992) "Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems : German High-Speed Maglev Train Safety Requirements - Potential For Application in the United States" , 1992 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Dorer, R. ;

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1992-02-01

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The safety of various magnetically levitated (maglev) trains underdevelopment for possibleimplementation in the United States is ofdirect concern to t...

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High-Speed Maglev Trains; German Safety Requirements

CITE Title : High-Speed Maglev Trains; German Safety Requirements Creator(s) : RW MSB Working Group Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1991-12-31 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-92/1;DOT/FRA/ORD-92/01; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8688 "High-Speed Maglev Trains; German" (1991). "High-Speed Maglev Trains; German Safety Requirements" (1991) "High-Speed Maglev Trains; German Safety Requirements" , 1991 Export RIS Citation Information.

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RW MSB Working Group

1991-12-31

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This document is a translation of technology-specific safety requirements developedfor the German Transrapid Maglev technology. These requirements wer...

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Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars

CITE Title : Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars Creator(s) : Larson, R. K.;McCulloch, M. N.;Davis, J. C.; Corporate Creator(s) : Association of American Railroads. Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1991-12-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD/92-27 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60263 "Field Product Removal Methods" (1991). "Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars" (1991) "Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars" , 1991 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Larson, R. K. ;

McCulloch, M. N.
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1991-12-01

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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has prepared a handbook entitled "Field Product Removal Methods for Tank Cars" containing guidelines for u...

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Tank car accident data analysis

CITE Title : Tank car accident data analysis Creator(s) : Hazel, Morrin E., Jr. Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1991-06-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-91/05;DOT-VNTSC-FRA-91-3;RR128/R1014; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6276 "Tank car accident data" (1991). "Tank car accident data analysis" (1991) "Tank car accident data analysis" , 1991 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Hazel, Morrin E., Jr.

1991-06-01

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This report presents the results of a study of accidents involving railroad tank cars. The study is part of an overall effort to provide improved safe...

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Issues in Locomotive Crew Management and Scheduling

CITE Title : Issues in Locomotive Crew Management and Scheduling Creator(s) : Pollard, John K. Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1990-11-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-91-1;DOT/FRA/RRP-91-01; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8627 "Issues in Locomotive Crew" (1990). "Issues in Locomotive Crew Management and Scheduling" (1990) "Issues in Locomotive Crew Management and Scheduling" , 1990 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Pollard, John K.

1990-11-01

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This study explores matters related to the scheduling and management of locomotive crews, particularly as theymight contribute to fatigue and stress. ...

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Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems: Preliminary Safety Review of the Transrapid Maglev System

CITE Title : Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems: Preliminary Safety Review of the Transrapid Maglev System Creator(s) : Dorer, R.;Hathaway, W.T.; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1990-11-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-90-3;DOT/FRA/ORD-90/09; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8630 "Safety of High Speed" (1990). "Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems: Preliminary Safety Review of the Transrapid Maglev System" (1990) "Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems: Preliminary Safety Review of the Transrapid Maglev System" , 1990 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Dorer, R. ;

Hathaway, W.T.

1990-11-01

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The safety of various magnetically levitated trains under development for possibleimplementation in the United States is of direct concern to the Fede...

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Control of rail integrity by self-adaptive scheduling of rail tests

CITE Title : Control of rail integrity by self-adaptive scheduling of rail tests Creator(s) : Orringer, O Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1990-06-01 Report Number : DOT/TSC/FRA-90-02;DOT/FRA/ORD-90/05; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8994 "Control of rail integrity" (1990). "Control of rail integrity by self-adaptive scheduling of rail tests" (1990) "Control of rail integrity by self-adaptive scheduling of rail tests" , 1990 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Orringer, O

1990-06-01

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A guide for the scheduling of in-service tests of rail to detect defects is presented. The guide is designed for self-adaptation to changing track con...

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Tank Car Frangible Disc Test

CITE Title : Tank Car Frangible Disc Test Creator(s) : DiBrito, Dominic A.;Rajkumar, Britto; Corporate Creator(s) : Association of American Railroads Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1989-04-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-90/02 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62581 "Tank Car Frangible Disc" (1989). "Tank Car Frangible Disc Test" (1989) "Tank Car Frangible Disc Test" , 1989 Export RIS Citation Information.

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DiBrito, Dominic A. ;

Rajkumar, Britto

1989-04-01

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Tests were performed at the Transportation Test Center to evaluate the performance of various frangible disc designs, with respect to AAR Specificatio...

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A Risk Assessment Study on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials Over the U.S. Railroads

CITE Title : A Risk Assessment Study on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials Over the U.S. Railroads Creator(s) : Raj, Phani K. Corporate Creator(s) : Technology & Management Systems, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1988-11-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-88/14 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40505 "A Risk Assessment Study" (1988). "A Risk Assessment Study on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials Over the U.S. Railroads" (1988) "A Risk Assessment Study on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials Over the U.S. Railroads" , 1988 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Raj, Phani K.

1988-11-01

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A comprehensive and generic risk assessment model has been developed for evaluting the risk to the public from the transportation of hazardous materia...

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Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails

CITE Title : Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails Creator(s) : Orringer, O;Tang, Y H;Gordon, J E;Jeong, D Y;MORRIS, J M;PERLMAN, A B; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 1988-10-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-88/13;DOT-TSC-FRA-88-1; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8796 "Crack propagation life of" (1988). "Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails" (1988) "Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails" , 1988 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Orringer, O ;

Tang, Y H
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1988-10-01

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The results of a comprehensive study of the crack propagation behavior of detail fractures in railroad rails are presented. The study includes full-sc...

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Evaluation of Damaged Tank Car Structural Integrity

CITE Title : Evaluation of Damaged Tank Car Structural Integrity Creator(s) : Haggag, Fahmy M.;Server, William L.;Epstein, Jonathan S.;Reuter, Walter G.;Harris, Bob L.';Mudlin, Joey D.; Corporate Creator(s) : EG&G Idaho, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1988-01-01 Report Number : EGG-MS-7570;DOT/FRA/ORD-88/02; URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59832 "Evaluation of Damaged Tank" (1988). "Evaluation of Damaged Tank Car Structural Integrity" (1988) "Evaluation of Damaged Tank Car Structural Integrity" , 1988 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Haggag, Fahmy M. ;

Server, William L.
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1988-01-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation is concerned with the safety of the public and the crews clearing wrecked...

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Puncture Resistance of Scale Model Aluminum Tank Car Heads

CITE Title : Puncture Resistance of Scale Model Aluminum Tank Car Heads Creator(s) : Lishaa, M. A.;Dia, C. C.;Giltrud, M.;Yang, J. C. S.; Corporate Creator(s) : Advanced Technology and Research, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1987-06-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-87/06 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62126 "Puncture Resistance of Scale" (1987). "Puncture Resistance of Scale Model Aluminum Tank Car Heads" (1987) "Puncture Resistance of Scale Model Aluminum Tank Car Heads" , 1987 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Lishaa, M. A. ;

Dia, C. C.
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1987-06-01

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In the study of the coupler-tank car head impact phenomena in derailment and switchyard operations, different test conditions have to be considered. I...

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Rail-highway crossing accident prediction analysis

CITE Title : Rail-highway crossing accident prediction analysis Creator(s) : Chhatwal, R.;Mengert, Peter; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety Analysis;United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research; Published Date : 1987-04-01 Report Number : DOT-TSC-RR780-PM-87-8 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5846 "Rail-highway crossing accident prediction" (1987). "Rail-highway crossing accident prediction analysis" (1987) "Rail-highway crossing accident prediction analysis" , 1987 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Chhatwal, R. ;

Mengert, Peter

1987-04-01

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This report contains technical results that have been produced in a studyto revise and update the DOT rail-highway crossing resource allocationprocedu...

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Overview: the FAST Lubrication Study

CITE Title : Overview: the FAST Lubrication Study Creator(s) : Reiff, R P Corporate Creator(s) : Association of American Railroads Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1986-09-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-86/10 URL : https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78560 "Overview: the FAST Lubrication" (1986). "Overview: the FAST Lubrication Study" (1986) "Overview: the FAST Lubrication Study" , 1986 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Reiff, R P

1986-09-01

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From October 1983 to November 1984, a lubrication study funded by the Federal Railroad Administration was conducted by the Association of American Rai...

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