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Development of Locomotive Powered Freight Car Electrical Power Supply System (EPSS): Method for Electrical Power Distribution on Freight Trains

CITE Title : Development of Locomotive Powered Freight Car Electrical Power Supply System (EPSS): Method for Electrical Power Distribution on Freight Trains Creator(s) : Brabb, David C.;Martin, Kenneth L.; Corporate Creator(s) : Sharma & Associates, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2022-09-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22-34 URL : /view/dot/64145 "Development of Locomotive Powered" (2022). "Development of Locomotive Powered Freight Car Electrical Power Supply System (EPSS): Method for Electrical Power Distribution on Freight Trains" (2022) "Development of Locomotive Powered Freight Car Electrical Power Supply System (EPSS): Method for Electrical Power Distribution on Freight Trains" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brabb, David C. ;

Martin, Kenneth L.

2022-09-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) previously demonstrated advanced, remotely controlled, electro-mechanical systems, such as hand brakes, angl...
Linking Measurements From a Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID) To Storm-Snow Instabilities

CITE Title : Linking Measurements From a Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID) To Storm-Snow Instabilities Creator(s) : Pardyjak, Eric;Morrison, Travis;Meisenheimer, Trent;Singh, Dhiraj;Donovan, Spencer;Garrett, Timothy; Corporate Creator(s) : University of Utah Corporate Contributor(s) : Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 2022-06-01 Report Number : CDOT-2022-05 URL : /view/dot/63355 "Linking Measurements From a" (2022). "Linking Measurements From a Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID) To Storm-Snow Instabilities" (2022) "Linking Measurements From a Differential Emissivity Imaging Disdrometer (DEID) To Storm-Snow Instabilities" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Pardyjak, Eric ;

Morrison, Travis

2022-06-01

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This report describes a collaborative study conducted by the University of Utah Environmental Fluid Dynamics (EFD) Lab in collaboration with Particle ...
Measuring Explosive Airblast of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS)

CITE Title : Measuring Explosive Airblast of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS) Creator(s) : Larson, Robb;Seitz, Brandt;Miller, Daniel; Corporate Creator(s) : Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Corporate Contributor(s) : Colorado. Department of Transportation. Division of Transportation Development;Transportation Avalanche Research Partnership (TARP);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 2022-06-01 Report Number : CDOT-2022-07 URL : /view/dot/63352 "Measuring Explosive Airblast of" (2022). "Measuring Explosive Airblast of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS)" (2022) "Measuring Explosive Airblast of Remote Avalanche Control Systems (RACS)" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Larson, Robb ;

Seitz, Brandt

2022-06-01

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Ski areas and departments of transportation routinely use a variety of explosives-based and gas-based systems to generate overpressures resulting in l...
Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accident/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations [Research Results]

CITE Title : Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accident/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations [Research Results] Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Corporate Contributor(s) : Foster-Miller, Inc. Contributor(s) : Raslear, Thomas;Conklin, John;Gamst, Frederick; Published Date : 2005-04-01 Report Number : RR05-05 URL : /view/dot/60804 "Human Factors Root Cause" (2005). "Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accident/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations [Research Results]" (2005) "Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accident/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations [Research Results]" , 2005 Export RIS Citation Information.

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development

2005-04-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research and Development sponsored a project to learn more about human factors root cause analysis...
A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations Versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations: Research Results

CITE Title : A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations Versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations: Research Results Creator(s) : Raslear, Thomas;Conklin, John; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 2006-01-01 Report Number : RR06-01 URL : /view/dot/40512 "A Comparative Risk Assessment" (2006). "A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations Versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations: Research Results" (2006) "A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations Versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations: Research Results" , 2006 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Raslear, Thomas ;

Conklin, John

2006-01-01

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This study involved a comparative risk assessment of U.S. remote control locomotive (RCL) and conventional yard switching operations. First, a hierarc...
Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accidents/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations

CITE Title : Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accidents/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations Creator(s) : Reinach, Stephen;Viale, Alex; Corporate Creator(s) : Foster-Miller, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 2006-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-06/05 URL : /view/dot/60798 "Human Factors Root Cause" (2006). "Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accidents/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations" (2006) "Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accidents/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations" , 2006 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Reinach, Stephen ;

Viale, Alex

2006-05-01

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This report presents findings from a human factors root cause analysis (RCA) of six train accidents/incidents—collisions, derailments, and employee ...
Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices, Phase II

CITE Title : Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices, Phase II Creator(s) : Gu, Yu;Martinelli, David;Napolitano, Marcello;Seanor, Brad; Corporate Creator(s) : West Virginia University Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration Published Date : 2011-06-01 Report Number : WVU-2009-01 URL : /view/dot/26023 "Evaluation of Remote Sensing" (2011). "Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices, Phase II" (2011) "Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices, Phase II" , 2011 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gu, Yu ;

Martinelli, David

2011-06-01

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A low-cost aerial platform represents a flexible tool for acquiring high-resolution images for ground areas of interest. The geo-referencing of object...
Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices

CITE Title : Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices Creator(s) : Gu, Yu Corporate Creator(s) : West Virginia University Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration;West Virginia. Department of Highways;United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program; Published Date : 2009-10-01 Report Number : WVU-2008-01 URL : /view/dot/59835 "Evaluation of Remote Sensing" (2009). "Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices" (2009) "Evaluation of Remote Sensing Aerial Systems in Existing Transportation Practices" , 2009 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gu, Yu

2009-10-01

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The application of small Remotely-Controlled (R/C) aircraft for aerial photography presents many unique advantages over manned aircraft due to their l...
Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB) – Wireless Control Development

CITE Title : Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB) – Wireless Control Development Creator(s) : Brabb, David C.;Martin, Kenneth L.; Corporate Creator(s) : Sharma & Associates, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2021-09-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/26 URL : /view/dot/57544 "Railroad Freight Car Remote" (2021). "Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB) – Wireless Control Development" (2021) "Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB) – Wireless Control Development" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brabb, David C. ;

Martin, Kenneth L.

2021-09-01

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This report discusses the development of prototype Electrically Driven Hand Brakes (EDHB) that provide remote automatic set and release functions from...
Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report.

CITE Title : Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report. Creator(s) : Nast, Thomas Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2016-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-16/11 URL : /view/dot/31183 "Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal" (2016). "Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report." (2016) "Employee-in-charge portable remote terminal phases 3 and 4 summary report." , 2016 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Nast, Thomas

2016-05-01

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Under Federal Railroad Administration Task Order 257, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. partnered with BNSF RailwayCompany to complete Builds 1 a...
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) service demand 2015 - 2035 : literature review & projections of future usage, technical report, version 1.0 - February 2014

CITE Title : Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) service demand 2015 - 2035 : literature review & projections of future usage, technical report, version 1.0 - February 2014 Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Air Force Published Date : 2014-02-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-DoD-13-01 URL : /view/dot/12029 "Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)" (2014). "Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) service demand 2015 - 2035 : literature review & projections of future usage, technical report, version 1.0 - February 2014" (2014) "Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) service demand 2015 - 2035 : literature review & projections of future usage, technical report, version 1.0 - February 2014" , 2014 Export RIS Citation Information.

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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

2014-02-01

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This report assesses opportunities, risks, and challenges attendant to future development and deployment of UAS within the National Airspace System (N...
Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB)- Optimization for Increased Reliability and Performance

CITE Title : Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB)- Optimization for Increased Reliability and Performance Creator(s) : Brabb, David;Martin, Kenneth L.;Sommerfield, Howard;Buel, Tanner; Corporate Creator(s) : Sharma & Associates, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2019-03-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/03 URL : /view/dot/39015 "Railroad Freight Car Remote" (2019). "Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB)- Optimization for Increased Reliability and Performance" (2019) "Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB)- Optimization for Increased Reliability and Performance" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brabb, David ;

Martin, Kenneth L.

2019-03-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) developed prototype Electrically Driven Set and Release Hand Brakes (EDHB...
Development of a Preliminary Set of Human Factors Functional Design Guidelines for Remote Control Locomotive Systems

CITE Title : Development of a Preliminary Set of Human Factors Functional Design Guidelines for Remote Control Locomotive Systems Creator(s) : Reinach, Stephen J.;Viale, Alex; Corporate Creator(s) : Foster-Miller Associates Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 2007-07-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-07/19, URL : /view/dot/40335 "Development of a Preliminary" (2007). "Development of a Preliminary Set of Human Factors Functional Design Guidelines for Remote Control Locomotive Systems" (2007) "Development of a Preliminary Set of Human Factors Functional Design Guidelines for Remote Control Locomotive Systems" , 2007 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Reinach, Stephen J. ;

Viale, Alex

2007-07-01

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This report summarizes work to develop a set of preliminary human factors functional design guidelines for remote control locomotive (RCL) systems, in...
Highway Lighting Test Bed on INDOT Facility (Off-Roadway)

CITE Title : Highway Lighting Test Bed on INDOT Facility (Off-Roadway) Creator(s) : Hu, Xiaoqiang;Bao, Jieyi;Jiang, Yi;Li, Shuo; Corporate Creator(s) : Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program Corporate Contributor(s) : Indiana Department of Transportation;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration; Published Date : 2022-08-01 Report Number : FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/21 DOI : doi.org/10.5703/1288284317384 "Highway Lighting Test Bed" (2022). doi.org/10.5703/1288284317384 "Highway Lighting Test Bed on INDOT Facility (Off-Roadway)" (2022), doi.org/10.5703/1288284317384 "Highway Lighting Test Bed on INDOT Facility (Off-Roadway)" , 2022, doi.org/10.5703/1288284317384 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Hu, Xiaoqiang ;

Bao, Jieyi

2022-08-01

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), during 2016 there were 7,277,000 vehicle crashes nationally. Among them, appr...
Development of UAV-Based Remote Sensing Capabilities for Highway Applications

CITE Title : Development of UAV-Based Remote Sensing Capabilities for Highway Applications Corporate Creator(s) : West Virginia University Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program Published Date : 2012-02-01 Series : UTC Spotlight Newsletter DOI : https://doi.org/10.21949/1528907 "Development of UAV-Based Remote" (2012). https://doi.org/10.21949/1528907 "Development of UAV-Based Remote Sensing Capabilities for Highway Applications" (2012), https://doi.org/10.21949/1528907 "Development of UAV-Based Remote Sensing Capabilities for Highway Applications" , 2012, https://doi.org/10.21949/1528907 Export RIS Citation Information.

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West Virginia University

2012-02-01 | UTC Spotlight Newsletter

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Researchers from West Virginia University (WVU) have successfully demonstrated that a low-cost, remotely controlled (R/C) aircraft can provide a stabl...
Interface Control Document for the Traffic Lights and Emergency Communications System at Gretna and Governor Nicholls Traffic Light Facilities

CITE Title : Interface Control Document for the Traffic Lights and Emergency Communications System at Gretna and Governor Nicholls Traffic Light Facilities Published Date : 1997-11-06 URL : /view/dot/13212 "Interface Control Document for" (1997). "Interface Control Document for the Traffic Lights and Emergency Communications System at Gretna and Governor Nicholls Traffic Light Facilities" (1997) "Interface Control Document for the Traffic Lights and Emergency Communications System at Gretna and Governor Nicholls Traffic Light Facilities" , 1997 Export RIS Citation Information.

1997-11-06

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Gretna and Governor Nicholls Light facilities are two manned shore sidefacilities mounted in critical areas on the banks of the Mississippi River inth...
Effect of Free Flight Conditions on Controller Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness

CITE Title : Effect of Free Flight Conditions on Controller Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness Creator(s) : Endsley, Mica R;Mogford, Richard H;Allendoerfer, Kenneth R;Snyder, Michael D.;Stein, Earl S.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center Published Date : 1997-12-01 Report Number : DOT/FAA/CT-TN97/12 URL : /view/dot/71651 "Effect of Free Flight" (1997). "Effect of Free Flight Conditions on Controller Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness" (1997) "Effect of Free Flight Conditions on Controller Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness" , 1997 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Endsley, Mica R ;

Mogford, Richard H

1997-12-01

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Free flight represents a major change in the way that aircraft are handled in the National Airspace System. It has the potential to significantly incr...
Multi-Incident Response Vehicle

CITE Title : Multi-Incident Response Vehicle Creator(s) : Vaughan, Elijah W;Wiens, John;English, Michael;Frye, Jacob; Corporate Creator(s) : Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC);Virginia Tech Transportation Institute; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program;United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Published Date : 2023-07-01 Report Number : 06-013 URL : /view/dot/72262 "Multi-Incident Response Vehicle" (2023). "Multi-Incident Response Vehicle" (2023) "Multi-Incident Response Vehicle" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Vaughan, Elijah W ;

Wiens, John

2023-07-01

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The VTTI project team led a collaborative effort with Neaera Consulting Group to develop and integrate a Multi- Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV) into ...
Multi-Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV) (06-013) [Supporting Dataset]

CITE Title : Multi-Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV) (06-013) [Supporting Dataset] Creator(s) : Vaughan, Elijah W;Mollenhauer, Michael;Talledo Vilela, Jean Paul; Corporate Creator(s) : Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC);Virginia Tech Transportation Institute; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program;United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Published Date : 2023-07-21 Report Number : 06-013 DOI : https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/SJ19VO "Multi-Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV)" (2023). https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/SJ19VO "Multi-Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV) (06-013) [Supporting Dataset]" (2023), https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/SJ19VO "Multi-Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV) (06-013) [Supporting Dataset]" , 2023, https://doi.org/10.15787/VTT1/SJ19VO Export RIS Citation Information.

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Vaughan, Elijah W ;

Mollenhauer, Michael

2023-07-21

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The VTTI project team led a collaborative effort with Neaera Consulting Group to develop and integrate a Multi- Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV) into ...
Smart Cards for Transit : Multi-Use Remotely Interrogated Stored-Data Cards for Fare and Toll Payment

CITE Title : Smart Cards for Transit : Multi-Use Remotely Interrogated Stored-Data Cards for Fare and Toll Payment Creator(s) : Bushnell, William R. Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Technical Assistance Published Date : 1995-04-01 Report Number : FTA-MA-26-0020-95-1;DOT-VNTSC-FTA-95-2; URL : /view/dot/10845 "Smart Cards for Transit" (1995). "Smart Cards for Transit : Multi-Use Remotely Interrogated Stored-Data Cards for Fare and Toll Payment" (1995) "Smart Cards for Transit : Multi-Use Remotely Interrogated Stored-Data Cards for Fare and Toll Payment" , 1995 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Bushnell, William R.

1995-04-01

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This project developed relevant information on existing and future, stored readable/writable data card technology for fare and toll payments. The proj...

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