The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-04-01
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On December 28, 1996 President Clinton asked all Americans to always wear seat belts, and to always keep children ages 12 and under buckled in the back seat where they are safest. On January 23, 1997, he directed the Secretary of Transportation to prepare a plan to increase the use of seat belts nationwide. The President directed that the plan addr
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Two new admixtures, capable of preventing water from freezing, as well as increasing the hydration rate of cement at below-freezing temperatures, were field tested at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Concrete made with the admixtures was placed on a frozen subgrade during a cold winter day and was allowed to cure thermally, unprotected in the cold. Comp
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Amtrak is still in a financial crisis despite the fact that its financialperformance (as measured by net losses)2 has improved over the last 2years. At the end of fiscal year 1994, Amtrak’s net loss was about $1.1billion (in 1996 dollars). This loss was $873 million if the one-time chargeof $255 million—taken in fiscal year 1994 for accounting chan
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-04-01
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This guide documents the format of magnetic media (3.5 inch high density diskettes) to be submittedto the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for vehicle crash tests. This guide isdesignated Volume I. NHTSA Data Reference Guide (Vehicle). Three other volumes exist; theycorrespond to the other NHTSA databases: II. NHTSA Data Refer
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United States. Office of Science and Technology Policy
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1997-04-01
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The infrastructure on which American society depends, in sectors such as transportation, finance, energy, and telecommunications is becoming increasingly automated as advances in information technology open up new possibilities for improved service, lower cost, and greater efficiency. The automation--or cybernation--of the infrastructure has come a
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-04-01
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This guide documents the format of magnetic media (3.5 inch high density diskettes) to be submittedto the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for component tests. This guide isdesignated Volume III. NHTSA Data Reference Guide (Component). Three other volumes exist; theycorrespond to the other NHTSA databases: I. NHTSA Data Refere
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An experimental study of sulfur tolerant zeolite platinum catalysts for aormatics hydrogenation. Platinum catalysts supported on Y-zeolite have been prepared and characterized in various ways, including the hydrogenation of toluene in a high pressure fixed bed reactor.
The primary objective of the survey was to obtain information on current and proposed licensing and renewal policies of the MVAs within the United States, and their effectiveness in identifying and mitigating high risk driving behavior.;See also PB98-125115. Sponsored by Department of Transportation, Washington, DC. University Transportation Center
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The participant notebook was developed to proved a document that contains the visual aids for the participants as covered in the workshop of DP 105, Advanced Transportation Management Technologies. It contains the relevent information of the metropolitan intelligent transportation infrastructure elements as well as techniques/strategies and technol
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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Logistics and Best Practices Group
1997-03-31
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This two year study, led by university and industry specialists, analyzed and evaluated the transport/logistics operations at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the DOE's Office of Transportation, Emergency Management and Analytical Services (EM-76). This evaluation comes at a defining moment for DOE, a moment when transportation budgets withi
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The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) developed the project SD95-04 to evaluate SDDOT's shoulder surfacing on new construction. A comprehensive literature review was conducted to summarize the shoulder design procedures adopted by other state departments of transportation. The performance of existing shoulders was evaluated through
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United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-03-27
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Brochure that describes school bus safety program. The program contains seven half-hour lessons plans with materials, videos and brochure for parents. Program stresses the need for safe procedures walking to and from the bus.
Promulgates procedures to coordinate and administer the Coast Guard Recruiting Initiative for the 21st century (CGRIT)program and prescribes application procedures to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Iowa. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Rail Transportation
1997-03-25
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Abandonment and discontinuance of railroad service is allowed by federal law which permits a carrier to end its obligation to provide common carrier service over a particular rail line. Although a number of specific reasons may be given for the abandonment, it is generally based on economic factors. This booklet is intended to provide information a
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Frequently, there were no Defense Message System (DMS) products that could choose the best path to send messages to underway vessels with multiple modes of communications. Since Coast Guard cutters typically operated independently, each cutter relied on onboard means of communications. Coast Guard cutters had multiple modes to communicate with shor
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The Intelligent Gateway (IG) is a Research and Development (R&D) effort to explore the feasibility of designing an algorithm to provide computer-aided routing of ACP-123/X.400 messages by a United States Coast Guard (USCG) Communications Area Master Station (CAMS). The algorithm has been implemented as an Expert System (ES) (rule-based) incorporati
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United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General.
1997-03-19
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Introduction. This is the first in a series of reports from our audit of the Property, Plant, and Equipment Accounts in the FY 1996 Financial Statements of the Defense Business Operations Fund. The Air Mobility Command is a subordinate command of the U.S. Transportation Command. In 1987, the Secretary of Defense established the U.S. Transportation
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1997-03-18
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This advisory circular (AC) contains guidelines and procedures for the design and construction of skid-resistant pavement, pavement evaluation with friction measuring equipment, and maintenance of high skid-resistant pavements.
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