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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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Evaluation of Engineered-Polymer Composite Tie Performance in Revenue Service [Research Results]

CITE Title : Evaluation of Engineered-Polymer Composite Tie Performance in Revenue Service [Research Results] Creator(s) : Baillargeon, Jay;Woody, Stephen (Sean); Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development;Association of American Railroads. Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI); Published Date : 2022-09-01 Report Number : RR 22-20 URL : /view/dot/64363 "Evaluation of Engineered-Polymer Composite" (2022). "Evaluation of Engineered-Polymer Composite Tie Performance in Revenue Service [Research Results]" (2022) "Evaluation of Engineered-Polymer Composite Tie Performance in Revenue Service [Research Results]" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Baillargeon, Jay ;

Woody, Stephen (Sean)

2022-09-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) investigated the in-track performance of engineered-polymer ...
Construction Loads Experienced by Plastic Composite Ties

CITE Title : Construction Loads Experienced by Plastic Composite Ties Creator(s) : Reiff, Richard Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Published Date : 2014-07-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-14/25 URL : /view/dot/28270 "Construction Loads Experienced by" (2014). "Construction Loads Experienced by Plastic Composite Ties" (2014) "Construction Loads Experienced by Plastic Composite Ties" , 2014 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Reiff, Richard

2014-07-01

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Damage to plastic composite ties during handling and track installation has been reported by a number of railroads. Results from a survey conducted to...
Load Environment of Rail Joint Bars – Phase II, Joint Bar Service Environment and Fatigue Analysis

CITE Title : Load Environment of Rail Joint Bars – Phase II, Joint Bar Service Environment and Fatigue Analysis Creator(s) : Akhtar, Muhammad;Koch, Kevin;Wiley, Roy;Davis, David; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 2014-07-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-14/22 URL : /view/dot/28269 "Load Environment of Rail" (2014). "Load Environment of Rail Joint Bars – Phase II, Joint Bar Service Environment and Fatigue Analysis" (2014) "Load Environment of Rail Joint Bars – Phase II, Joint Bar Service Environment and Fatigue Analysis" , 2014 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Akhtar, Muhammad ;

Koch, Kevin

2014-07-01

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Detailed analysis of measured bending strains shows that the foundation deflections have the most significant effect on the magnitude of strains. All ...
Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth

CITE Title : Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth Creator(s) : Akhtar, Muhammad;Davis, David;Maal, Luis;Gordon, Jeff;Jeong, David Y.; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;United States. Federal Railroad Administration;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2011-02-03 URL : /view/dot/36486 "Effect of Track Parameters" (2011). "Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth" (2011) "Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth" , 2011 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Akhtar, Muhammad ;

Davis, David

2011-02-03

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By their very nature, rail joints create discontinuities in the running surface of the rails. In addition to bending, thermal, and residual stresses, ...