Recognition of Rail Car Retroreflective Patterns for Improving Nighttime Conspicuity
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public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161 This document is also available on the FRA Web site at www.fra.dot.gov Final Report July 2001 DOT/FRA/ORD-00/07 U. S. Department of Transportation Research and Special Programs Administration John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Cambridge, MA 02142-1093 Office of Research and Development Washington, DC 20590 Recognition of Rail Car Retroreflective Patterns for Improving Nighttime Conspicuity Federal Railroad Administration U. S. Department of Transportation
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