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Abacus Technology Corp. (1991). Rail vs.Truck- Fuel Efficiency The Relative Fuel Efficiency of Truck Gnmpetitive Rail Freight and Truck Operations Compared in A Range of Corridors. Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Policy. 

The best and most up-to-date references are Internet websites. Most of these can be reached via links from the U.S. Department of Transportation site . This site has links to the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, each of which has links to other national and international maglev sites. Additional maglev sites can be reached from the Innovative Transportation Technologies site . More details on EMS, LSM, and LIM can be found on the German Transrapid and Japanese HSST sites. More details on EDS and LSM can be found on the Japanese Railroad Technical Research Institute (RTRI) site. 

Misaligned switches are one of the leading causes of train wrecks. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) did report that between January 2001 and December 2003, there were 751 incidents in which switches were not aligned properly and 74 incidents in which the switches were not locked. Hand-operated track switches left in the wrong position caused eight other serious train wrecks since the Graniteville incident. Ten people died and more than 600 were injured in these crashes. 

DOT Federal Railroad Administration, 25 337. See also U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)... 

DOT (1997). Federal Highway Cost Allocation Study 1997. US Department of Transportation, in co-operation with the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration. Washington, DC Department of Transportation. 

Thomas GR, Raslear TG, Kuehn GI. The Effects of Work Schedule on Train Handling Performance and Sleep of Locomotive Engineers A Simulator Study. Washington, DC Federal Railroad Administration., 1997. 

Federal Register, Vol. 64, No. 91/Wednesday May 12, 1999, Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, 49 CFR Part 216 et al., Passenger Equipment Safety Standards Final Rule, pp. 25539-25705, 1999. 

Hirschler, M.M., Fire safety in rail transportation vehicles Special focus onrecent activities at the Federal Railroad Administration, NFPA 130 and ASTM E 2061, Fire Protection Research Foundation Fire Risk and Hazard Assessment Research Application Symposium, July 9-11, Baltimore, MD, 2003. 

At speeds of about 120 miles per hour and greater, there is significant wear on both wheels and rails. Federal Railroad Administration standards for conventional freight trains and commuter trains allow relatively large discrepancies between the level of one rail and another—1.25 inches for 80 mph operations. However, the FRA standard drops to 0.5 inches [sic] for 120 mph operations. By comparison, the French TGV standard is 0.16 for the 170 mph portions of the system. Satisfying the standards for high-speed service is not impossible, but it is very expensive. 

Title 49—Transportation (An essential title for chemical industry needs, this contains regulations issued by the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Coast Guard, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Interstate Commerce Commission. DOT s Hazard-... 

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), is responsible for the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials by all transportation modes. The primary office within PHMSA responsible for transportation safety and security is the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety. In addition to PHMSA, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within U.S. DOT are involved in transportation safety and security. 

Railroad Signal Employees — The hours-of-service provisions (all of Part 395) do not apply to a signal employee who is regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and ... 

Be submitted to the Federal Railroad Administrator or the Federal Highway Administrator (for cargo tanks). 

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Federal Railroad Administration (1996), Enhancing Rail Safety Now and into the 21st Century The Federal Railroad Administration s Safety Programs and Initiatives, httD //www.ffa.dot.gov/safetv/ers/index.htm. Washington, D.C. 

Federal Railroad Administration (1998), Remarks of Jolene M. Molitoris, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, before the National Transportation Safety Board, Springfield, VA March 18, 1998, http.7/www.ffa.dot.gov/doc/safctv/ntsb9803/index.htm, Washington, D.C. (accessed 6/24/99). 

Federal Railroad Administration (2001), Freight Railroads Background, ... 

General Accounting Office (1997), Rail Transportation Federal Railroad Administration s New Approach to Railroad Safety, Report GAO/RCED-97-142, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office. 

U.S. Department of Transportation (2002), Federal Railroad Administration Issues Final Rule Regarding Safety Integration Planning for Future Railroad Consolidations, http //www.dot.gov/affairs/fra0202.htm. Washington, D.C. (accessed 3/25/02). 

U.S. House of Representatives (1998), Reauthorization of the Federal Railroad Administration, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Railroads of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 105th Congress, Second Session,... 

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Office of Railroad Safety Federal Railroad Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Mail Stop 25 Washington, DC 20590 www.fra.dot.gov... 

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