Improving Transportation through Railroad Research: 1988 1991

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Improving Transportation through Railroad Research: 1988 1991

1992-07-01
By John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

Automated Vehicle Control Buckling Equipment Hazardous Materials High Speed Ground Transportation High Speed Rail Magnetic Levitation Railroad Tracks Railroad Transportation Safety Programs
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-FRA-92-08 ; DOT/FRA/ORD-92/14
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final report; Jan 1988- Dec 1991
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
NTL Classification:

NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Railroad Highway Grade Crossings ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Planning and Policy ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Laws and Regulations ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Energy and Environment ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Economics and Finance ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-High Speed Ground Transportation
Abstract:

The Office of Research and Development (R&D) of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducts research, development, test, and evaluation projects to directly support the FRA's safety responsibility and to enhance the railroad system as a significant national transportation resource. This report summarizes the FRA's R&D activities conducted from 1988 through 1991. A report published in January 1988 covered the preceding 7 years. This report consists of an introduction, four major sections, and three appendices. Each section describes the R&D activities of one of the FRA's four functional research programs: (1) the Track, Structures, and Train Control Program, including related areas of bridges, switches, signals, and controls; (2) the Equipment Operations and Hazardous Materials Research Program; (3) the High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Safety Program; and (4) the National Maglev Initiative Program.
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RR293/R2015
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Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
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