15th Railroad Engineering Conference Proceedings, Railroad R&D Challenges of the 80's : Opportunities & Obstacles

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• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Classification yards
  • Maintenance of way
  • Track laying
  • Vehicle design
  • Energy conservation
  • Hazardous materials
  • Passenger cars
  • Signaling
  • Research
  • Development
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-FRA-80-10 ; FRA/ORD-80/35
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  Massachusetts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This report constitutes the proceedings of the 15th Railroad Engineering Conference held at TSC on October 21-23, 1979. Conference papers were delivered by various industry and Government officials and centered on three topic areas: The Status of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project and Passenger R&D; An Overview of Freight Technology Advancements, Obstacles, and Future Opportunities; and Major R&D Opportunities of the 80's. A tour of the Santa Fe-San-Vel concrete crosstie plant in Littleton, Massachusetts, was included as part of the conference program.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11942/dot_11942_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.29 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:67c4122781d15aac3719a1749a80561f02955bbd3de2a615fa6f0e197c795c40