01108425

Monograph

This collection of 9 papers examines the following aspects of railways: high-speed rail in Japan and its interaction with air transportation; maintenance costs of high-speed lines in Europe; barriers to improving rail interoperability in European countries; train slot cooperation in multicarrier, international rail-based intermodal freight transport; rail tunnel risk analysis; decision support system for optimization of rail track maintenance planning; slab track testing under heavy axle loads; the effect of route rationalization on hazardous materials transportation risk; and the relationship between train length and accident causes and rates.

English

90p

2008

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309113106

Print

Figures; References; Tables

Axle load force; Concrete slab track; Crash causes; Crash rates; Decision support systems; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; High speed rail; Interoperability; Maintenance of way; Optimization; Railroad tunnels; Risk analysis; Testing

Heavy axle loads; Maintenance costs; Train length; Train slots

Europe; Japan

Freight Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Aug 11 2008 2:07PM

• Assessing Barriers to Improving Rail Interoperability in European Countries
• Effects of Route Rationalization on Hazardous Materials Transportation Risk
• Interaction of Air and High-Speed Rail in Japan
• Maintenance Costs of High-Speed Lines in Europe: State of the Art
• New Decision Support System for Optimization of Rail Track Maintenance Planning Based on Adaptive Neurofuzzy Inference System
• Rail Tunnel Risk Analysis: A Tool to Improve Rail Tunnel Design
• Relationship Between Train Length and Accident Causes and Rates
• Testing of Slab Track Under Heavy Axle Loads
• Train Slot Cooperation in Multicarrier, International Rail-Based Intermodal Freight Transport