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Title: REVIEW OF RAIL TRANSPORT RESEARCH NEEDS
Accession Number: 00308432
Record Type: Monograph
Record URL: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: This is a follow-up of a TRB 1975 study on rail transport research needs. The review was to determine whether research was still needed, whether priorities had changed and whether any new research needs had arisen. The report includes summary statements on the recommended research agenda by AAR, FRA Office of Research and Development, and FRA Office of Policy and Program Development. A restructured agenda shows most priorities unchanged except that energy systems, service quality, accounting methods, terminal management and railroad costs have all been advanced to higher status. New priorities reflect a greater appreciation of increased track deterioration caused by heavier wheel loads, the impact of the energy crisis, the need for improved costing to increase profitability, and recognition that opportunities for increased traffic depend largely on better service for shippers. The bibliography, from Railroad Research Information Service, covers AAR, FRA and ICC reports and ongoing projects arranged according to the research matrix developed by the review group.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: 78 p.
Publication Date: 1980
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Appendices
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Railroads; Research
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 27 1980 12:00AM
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