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Federal Railroad Administration

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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Comparison of Thermally Coated and Uninsulated Rail Tank Cars Filled With LPG Subjected to a Fire Environment

CITE Title : Comparison of Thermally Coated and Uninsulated Rail Tank Cars Filled With LPG Subjected to a Fire Environment Creator(s) : Townsend, William;Anderson, Charles;Zook, John;Cowgill, Gregory; Corporate Creator(s) : Ballistic Research Laboratory Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1974-12-01 Report Number : FRA-OR&D 75-32 URL : /view/dot/40232 "Comparison of Thermally Coated" (1974). "Comparison of Thermally Coated and Uninsulated Rail Tank Cars Filled With LPG Subjected to a Fire Environment" (1974) "Comparison of Thermally Coated and Uninsulated Rail Tank Cars Filled With LPG Subjected to a Fire Environment" , 1974 Export RIS Citation Information.

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1974-12-01

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Two fire tests were conducted on 128 kiloliter, high pressure rail tank cars filled with liquefied petroleum gas. Both tank cars were exposed to an in...
A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume I

CITE Title : A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume I Creator(s) : Kennedy III, Ralph G;Lloyd, Frank H;Lowrey, Robert; Corporate Creator(s) : CONSAD Research Corporation Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1974-10-01 Report Number : Final Rpt., FRA/RP-41-Vol-1 URL : /view/dot/73190 "A Methodology for Evaluating" (1974). "A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume I" (1974) "A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume I" , 1974 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Kennedy III, Ralph G ;

Lloyd, Frank H

1974-10-01

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The report presents a methodology for evaluating the economic impacts of applying railroad safety standards. The scope is considered broad enough to p...
A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume 2

CITE Title : A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume 2 Creator(s) : Lloyd, Frank H Corporate Creator(s) : CONSAD Research Corporation Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1974-10-01 Report Number : Final Rpt., FRA/RP-41-Vol-2 URL : /view/dot/73195 "A Methodology for Evaluating" (1974). "A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume 2" (1974) "A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards. Volume 2" , 1974 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Lloyd, Frank H

1974-10-01

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This manual is intended as a working document for Federal Railroad Administration personnel, and provides step-by-step procedures which are intended f...
Guidebook for Planning To Alleviate Urban Railroad Problems [Volume 3]

CITE Title : Guidebook for Planning To Alleviate Urban Railroad Problems [Volume 3] Creator(s) : Moon, Albert E;Carter, Joan;Frank, Judith;Danzing, Jerry C;Whipple, Bryan; Corporate Creator(s) : Stanford Research Institute;TOPS On-Line Service, Inc;Kaiser Engineers, Inc;Gruen Associated, Inc; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 1974-08-01 Report Number : RP-31 URL : /view/dot/72736 "Guidebook for Planning To" (1974). "Guidebook for Planning To Alleviate Urban Railroad Problems [Volume 3]" (1974) "Guidebook for Planning To Alleviate Urban Railroad Problems [Volume 3]" , 1974 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Moon, Albert E ;

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1974-08-01

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This report is the third of four volumes reporting the results of a project to analyze the nationwide magnitude of the urban railroad relocation and t...
An analysis of the job of railroad train dispatcher.

CITE Title : An analysis of the job of railroad train dispatcher. Creator(s) : Devoe, D.B. Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Systems Center Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1974-04-01 Report Number : FRA-ORD&D-74-37;DOT-TSC-FRA-73-13; URL : /view/dot/9456 "An analysis of the" (1974). "An analysis of the job of railroad train dispatcher." (1974) "An analysis of the job of railroad train dispatcher." , 1974 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Devoe, D.B.

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This report constitutes a detailed study of the job of railroad train dispatcher, conducted to provide a data base for the derivation of criteria of j...