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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This report presents a summary of the first phase of a study to identify community problems resulting from railroad operations and community activity conflicts. The purpose of this study is also to develop low-cost ways to resolve these problems. The study area is the Burlington Northern Railroad mainline corridor from Beach, North Dakota to Fargo/
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This report presents an updated description of a vehicle simulation program, VEHSIM, which can determine the fuel economy and performance of a specified vehicle over a defined route as it executes a given driving schedule. Vehicle input accommodated by VEHSIM include accessories, engine, rear axle, converter, transmission, tires, aerodynamic drag c
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This report presents an updated description of a vehicle simulation program, VEHSIM, which can determine the fuel economy and performance of a specified vehicle over a defined route as it executes a given driving schedule. Vehicle input accommodated by VEHSIM include accessories, engine, rear axle, converter, transmission, tires, aerodynamic drag c
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This report presents an updated description of a vehicle simulation program, VEHSIM, which can determine the fuel economy and performance of a specified vehicle over a defined route as it executes a given driving schedule. Vehicle input accommodated by VEHSIM include accessories, engine, rear axle, converter, transmission, tires, aerodynamic drag c
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This report provides an overview of the development of paratransit options in Europe. The document reviews the experience with public demand responsive services by country, and examines factors which led to their expansion or decline. It covers various types of taxi services, including route taxis, contract services for the elderly and handicapped,
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Virginia Commonwealth University. Transportation Safety Training Center
1981-10-01
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As a result of a contract with the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation the Transportation Safety Training Center at Virginia Commonwealth University, in cooperation with two special transportation providers planned and implemented two paratransit roadeos in 1981. The roadeos were held in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 1981 and in
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Although Louisiana has been testing and using organic zinc coatings since 1963, premature failures have occurred on bridges within the state recently. These failures were not predicted by accelerated testing which included salt fog exposure. the results of this project show that while salt fog testing cannot directly predict the longevity of field
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This report presents a description of a vehicle simulation program, which can determine the fuel economy and performance of a specified motor vehicle over a defined route as it executes a given driving schedule. Vehicle input accommodated by HEVSIM include accessories, engine, rear axle, converter, transmission, tires, aerodynamic drag coefficient,
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The sources, magnitude, and characteristics of the inaccuracies in Virginia's police-reported accident data were examined. Five techniques were used to (1) determine how accident data are documented, (2) examine the contents of the accident report used to collect the data, and (3) document problems relating to the accuracy of the data. Recommendati
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The objectives of this study are to define the regulatory environment of interstate and intrastate motor carriers, to compare the North Dakota intrastate motor carrier industry's financial characteristics to a nationwide industry-norm, and to analyze trends of the North Dakota intrastate motor carrier industry over a 20-year period.
This report presents an executive summary and level of service concept for Urban Freeway Guide Signing. This report is the final report for Research Project 2-18-77-220 entitled, "Evaluating Urban Freeway Guide Signing". The scope of this project was to isolate problem areas with Urban Freeway Guide Signing, develop alternative solutions to these p
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High mast luminaire lowering devices were installed on two projects in Oregon following approval by the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, of the installations as experimental features projects. Holophane Company, Inc., supplied 23 unites that were installed on the Seventh Avenue - Willamette River Section of I-105 near E
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The purposes of this presentation are to provide descriptive characteristics of the industry to be used for comparative purposes, to provide a methodology to calculate. Costs as well as to discuss various operational characteristics which affect costs, and to discuss various techniques of cost-based pricing.
There are at least two basic reasons for the tremendous growth in trucking of exempt commodities in the past six years: a protracted rail transportation capacity shortage and grain handling capacity shortage which lasted from October of 1977 through January of 1980; and rail pricing policy which made trucking of exempt commodities profitable.
This report documents a nationwide survey conducted to evaluate various states' work zone traffic safety programs established in response to FHPM 6-4-2-12. The survey was sponsored by the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation in an effort to optimize their own work zone traffic safety program. Input from 44 states was reviewe
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Studies were conducted at a major maintenance work zone on a rural Interstate highway in Texas to evaluate the use of Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) for work zone traffic management. The studies consisted of lane distribution, volume and vehicle classification counts (conducted before and during operation of the HAR), and a questionnaire survey admin
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Instructions are provided for users of the program RENU which provides methodology for determining the effects of changes in truck size, weight, and configuration on pavement performance and for relating these effects to pavement maintenance and rehabilitation needs and costs. This manual summarizes the evaluation procedure, describes all input par
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The goal of this research project is to revise and combine the REHAB and NULOAD computer models into a new approach to forecast pavement rehabilitation costs. The new approach is called RENU and it incorporates the following three main elements: (a) revised pavement performance equations, (b) design-oriented survivor curves, and (c) a procedure to
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The primary intent of the study was to develop information and data to provide a definition of the nature and extent of intercity bus transportation in Texas. From a sound base of information, various alternative actions could then be evaluated. A primary area of concern is regulation and the impacts of regulatory changes on service in Texas. Anoth
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This report presents a preliminary level-of-service (LOS) concept applicable to fixed-route, fixed-schedule transit systems in Texas. This concept was based on the results of a review of existing LOS models and interviews with transit professionals across the state concerning how their systems currently evaluate the level-of-service being provided.
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