Evaluation Of The Federal Railroad Administration Research And Development Program

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Federal aid to research
ISBN : 0309295696

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Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development Program by National Research Council Pdf

"TRB Special Report 316: Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Research and Development Program assesses the effectiveness of FRA's process for identifying research priorities and the usefulness of FRA's Research and Development (R&D) products for improving railroad safety. The study was conducted at the request of FRA. The committee evaluated the performance of four Office of R&D divisions: Track and Structures, Rolling Stock, Train Control and Communications, and Human Factors. The committee also evaluated the R&D support functions of planning, evaluation, and management. Evaluation criteria included the extent to which FRA R&D activities are based on an understanding of industry and FRA needs and priorities; benefit from communication with relevant parties within and beyond FRA; and yield products that are high quality, applicable, and have demonstrable benefits. The committee concluded that the overall productivity of the R&D program appears good and that the program appears well focused on safety. It offered recommendations for ways to strengthen the program in the areas of communications with industry and the Office of Railroad Safety, priority-setting, strategic planning, and project evaluation"-- Provided by publisher.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for a Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's R&D Program
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Federal aid to research
ISBN : OCLC:1230150791

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Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's Research and Development Program by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for a Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's R&D Program Pdf

"The Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has excelled in engaging, maintaining communication with, and using inputs from a broad range of stakeholder groups. That is among the findings in TRB Special Report 334: Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's Research and Development Program. FRA's RD&T requested this National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine review of the products and services that RD&T provides to other divisions of FRA and the railroad industry in accordance with its mission. Specifically, RD&T asked the National Academies' Transportation Research Board (TRB) to convene a committee of experts to review the quality and relevance of RD&T's current and planned research portfolio and to provide advice on strategies to better identify research needs, conduct high-quality research, and ensure that research products contribute to FRA's primary goal of improving railroad safety. In addition to its finding on stakeholder communications, the committee identified the need for a more comprehensive approach to program and project evaluation to assess the ultimate safety impacts of RD&T's work. The FRA oversees the safety of the nation's commuter and intercity passenger railroads, which have carried about 680 million passengers per year, and freight railroad system, which has transported about 1.4 billion tons of freight per year on more than 135,000 miles of track."--

Author : United States. Federal Railroad Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UOM:39015052696831

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Five-year Strategic Plan for Railroad Research, Development, and Demonstrations by United States. Federal Railroad Administration Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112001075842

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Federal Program Evaluations by Anonim Pdf

Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Evaluation research (Social action programs)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105219354516

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Federal Evaluations by Anonim Pdf

Contains an inventory of evaluation reports produced by and for selected Federal agencies, including GAO evaluation reports that relate to the programs of those agencies.

Author : Mitre Corporation,Robert E. Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Railroad tracks
ISBN : UOM:39015038603018

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Track Rehabilitation Research and Development by Mitre Corporation,Robert E. Martin Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781428943575

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Transportation Research by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015075334782

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Evaluation of Programs in the Department of Transportation--an Assessment by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Susan Fleming
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781437980035

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Rail Safety by Susan Fleming Pdf

Positive train control (PTC) is a communications-based train control system designed to prevent some serious train accidents. Federal law requires passenger and major freight railroads to install PTC on most major routes by the end of 2015. Railroads must address other risks by implementing other technologies. The FRA oversees implementation of these technologies and must report to Congress on progress in implementing PTC. This report discusses railroads' progress in developing PTC and the remaining steps to implement it, the benefits of and challenges in implementing other safety technologies, and the extent of FRA's efforts to fulfill the PTC mandate. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Railroads
ISBN : NWU:35556021155577

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Bibliography of FRA Office of Research and Development Technical Reports, 1974-1980 by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1290 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126755979

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Reauthorization of the Federal Railroad Administration by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Railroads Pdf

Author : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Freight Systems
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Freight cars
ISBN : UOM:39015041335996

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Overview of freight systems R&D. by United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Freight Systems Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1370 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015090413314

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Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations For 2011, Part 2, 111-2 Hearings by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Science Resources Studies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Federal aid to research
ISBN : MINN:30000011026170

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An Analysis of Federal R & D Funding by Function by National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Science Resources Studies Pdf

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127389356

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Evaluation of Programs in the Department of Transportation--an Assessment by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf