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Research has helped keep railroads running efficiently and safely since the early days of the 19th century. This special issue provides many examples of this tradition continuing today. The railroad industry successfully provides safe and efficient freight and passenger transportation largely by implementing research results. Examples highlighted in this issue are drawn from the disciplines of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, and from the science of human factors.

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Civil engineering; Electrical engineering; Human factors; Mechanical engineering; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Research

Railroads; Research; I70: Traffic and Transport

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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• Cooperative Research in Tank Car Safety Design: How Science and Engineering Are Reducing the Risk of Rail Transport of Hazardous Materials
• Crash Energy Management: An Overview of Federal Railroad Administration Research
• Developing and Implementing Positive Train Control at BNSF Railway
• Diverse Motivations Strengthen Rail Research
• Evaluations of Demonstration Pilots Produce Change: Fourteen Years of Safety-Culture Improvement Efforts by the Federal Railroad Administration
• Fatigue Research Improves Regulatory Effectiveness
• Gaining Track Support to Improve Track Safety, Efficiency, and the Competitiveness of the Rail Industry
• Grade Crossing Electronic Document Management Systems: Developing a Cost-Effective, Comprehensive Inventory and Project Management Tool
• Improving Railroad Track Maintenance Scheduling with Operations Research Techniques
• Increasing Opportunities for Women in Transportation: White House Forum Invites Discussion
• Launch Pad for Transportation Careers: Four Years of TRB’s Minority Student Fellows Program
• Mobile Locomotive Simulator for Human Factors Research: The Federal Railroad Administration’s Cab Technology Integration Laboratory
• On Track for Railroad Crossing Safety: North Carolina’s Sealed Corridor Program
• Realizing the Potential of Diesel Multiple-Unit Technology: Research Overcomes Barriers
• Success Factors in the Reduction of Highway–Rail Grade Crossing Incidents
• Transporting Hazardous Materials by Rail: Identifying Feasible, Lower-Risk Routes
• Trip Optimizer: Autocontrol System Saves Fuel