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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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Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Computer System Methodology: Case Study: Potomac Yard

CITE Title : Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Computer System Methodology: Case Study: Potomac Yard Creator(s) : Savage, N.P.;Hackworth, M.A.;Tuan, Paul L;Wong, P. J.; Corporate Creator(s) : SRI International;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 1981-08-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-81/61;SRI project 8497; URL : /view/dot/9114 "Railroad Classification Yard Technology:" (1981). "Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Computer System Methodology: Case Study: Potomac Yard" (1981) "Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Computer System Methodology: Case Study: Potomac Yard" , 1981 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Savage, N.P. ;

Hackworth, M.A.

1981-08-01

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This report documents the application of the railroad classification yard computer system methodology to Potomac Yard of the Richmond, Fredericksburg,...
Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems

CITE Title : Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems Creator(s) : Kiang, R.L.;Ploeger, D.W.;Stock, W. A.;Eckerle, Joseph S;Wong, P. J.; Corporate Creator(s) : SRI International Published Date : 1980-12-01 Report Number : FRA/ORD-80/90;SRI project 7663; URL : /view/dot/9115 "Railroad Classification Yard Technology:" (1980). "Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems" (1980) "Railroad Classification Yard Technology: Assessment of Car Speed Control Systems" , 1980 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Kiang, R.L. ;

Ploeger, D.W.

1980-12-01

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The scope of this study has encompassed an evaluation of fourteen yard speed control devices, an identification of four generic speed control systems,...
Electromagnetic Interference Impact on Railroad Classification Yards

CITE Title : Electromagnetic Interference Impact on Railroad Classification Yards Creator(s) : Cracker, William F;Speh, Paul E; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1978-04-01 Report Number : 78CH1345-8 IA Tech Pap. URL : /view/dot/76661 "Electromagnetic Interference Impact on" (1978). "Electromagnetic Interference Impact on Railroad Classification Yards" (1978) "Electromagnetic Interference Impact on Railroad Classification Yards" , 1978 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Cracker, William F ;

Speh, Paul E

1978-04-01

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The electromagnetic environment in classification yards has become more complex due to the widespread application of electrical and electronic systems...
Sorting and Train Formation Schemes for Efficient Operation of a Hump Yard

CITE Title : Sorting and Train Formation Schemes for Efficient Operation of a Hump Yard Creator(s) : Siddiqee, M W Corporate Creator(s) : Southern Pacific Company Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1970-01-01 Report Number : SRI Project 7685 URL : /view/dot/73840 "Sorting and Train Formation" (1970). "Sorting and Train Formation Schemes for Efficient Operation of a Hump Yard" (1970) "Sorting and Train Formation Schemes for Efficient Operation of a Hump Yard" , 1970 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Siddiqee, M W

1970-01-01

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This report covers the work done during the development of efficient schemes of car sorting and train formation in a hump yard. Various schemes were s...
Design of High-Throughput Hump Yards

CITE Title : Design of High-Throughput Hump Yards Creator(s) : Gardiner, K W;Ross, D W;Siddioee, M W;Wong, P. J.; Corporate Creator(s) : Southern Pacific Company Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 1969-06-01 URL : /view/dot/73796 "Design of High-Throughput Hump" (1969). "Design of High-Throughput Hump Yards" (1969) "Design of High-Throughput Hump Yards" , 1969 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gardiner, K W ;

Ross, D W

1969-06-01

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This report covers the work done during a six-month study of design of hump yards to achieve increased throughput. The basic functions of hump yard op...