Preventing broken-rail-caused derailments is a high priority for the rail industry and government. The current practice is to periodically inspect rails using non-destructive technologies such as ultrasonic rail inspection. Determining the optimal inspection frequency is a critical decision in railway infrastructure management. The objective of this paper is to develop an analytical framework t...

The increase in global competition and energy prices over the past decade has forced industries to search for potential savings in their transportation supply chains and logistics systems. In some industries, such as the forest products industry, minimizing the transportation costs of raw materials is even more crucial. The relatively low value and high weight of their raw materials accounts fo...

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) apply advanced technology to the nation’s transportation needs. ITS encompasses all areas of transportation, including highway, air, water, and bus and rail transit applications and technologies; both within a single system, and within integrated, intermodal systems. New technologies from such fields as information processing, electronics, control system...

This report evaluates rail transit benefits based on a comprehensive analysis of urban transportation system performance in major U.S. cities. It discusses best practices for evaluating transit benefits. It finds that cities with larger, well-established rail systems have significantly higher per capita transit ridership, lower average per capita vehicle ownership and mileage, less traffic cong...

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Broken rails are the most common cause of severe freighttrain derailments on American railroads. Reducing the occurrence of broken-rail-caused derailments is an important safety objective for the railroad industry. The current practice is to periodically inspect rails using non-destructive technologies such as ultrasonic inspection. Determining the optimal rail defect inspection frequency is a ...

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2374, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2013, pp. 190–200. DOI: 10.3141/2374-22 C. T. Rapp, M. S. Dersch, J. R. Edwards, and C. P. L. Barkan, Rail Transportation and Engineering Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Cham...

The study of various countries rail transportation indicators is an appropriate criterion for evaluating the existing performance of Iranian railways. The experiences of other countries can be used to improve the efficiency of Iran’s rail transportation. At the beginning of the study, in order to compare the Iranian railway performance with railways of other countries, various efficiency indica...

CargoVibes: human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic David Waddington, James Woodcock, Michael G Smith, Sabine Janssen & Kerstin Persson Waye To cite this article: David Waddington, James Woodcock, Michael G Smith, Sabine Janssen & Kerstin Persson Waye (2015) CargoVibes: human response to vibration due to freight rail traffic, International Journal of Rail Transportation, 3:4, 23...