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Positive Train Control and the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

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Mark Hartong, Rajni Goel, Duminda Wijesekera
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 407-414, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36038
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36038
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Topics: Rails, Regulations, Safety, Trains
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Illinois High-Speed Rail Four-Quadrant Gate Reliability Assessment

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Adrian Hellman, Tashi Ngamdung
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 445-454, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36120
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36120
View Paper titled, Illinois High-Speed Rail Four-Quadrant Gate Reliability Assessment
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Topics: Gates (Closures), High speed rail, Reliability, Rails, Vehicles, Highways, Railroads, Trains, Delays, Event history analysis
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NEPA Compliance for High-Speed Rail Projects: The Use of Tiering

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William G. Malley, Albert M. Ferlo, Jr.
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 493-502, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36231
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36231
View Paper titled, NEPA Compliance for High-Speed Rail Projects: The Use of Tiering
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Topics: High speed rail, Rails, Railroads, Transportation systems
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Augmentation of Level Crossing Safety Using Real-Time Video and Numerical Warning System

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Bih-Yuan Ku
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 455-460, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36136
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36136
View Paper titled, Augmentation of Level Crossing Safety Using Real-Time Video and Numerical Warning System
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Topics: Safety, Trains, Accidents, Design, Railroads, Rails, Roads, Signals, Statistics
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Train Horn Noise Impact Assessment Model

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Jade Huang, Jeffery E. Warner
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 503-509, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36233
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36233
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Topics: Noise (Sound), Trains, Rails, Accidents, Engineers, Governments, Highways
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The Vulnerability Assessment Method of Railway Network

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Wei Wang, Jun Liu, Li Haiying, Xi Jiang
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 461-465, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36180
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36180
View Paper titled, The Vulnerability Assessment Method of Railway Network
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Topics: Railroads, Maintainability, Traffic, Damage, Failure, Topology
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Beyond Adaptive Braking

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D. F. Thurston
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 415-425, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36056
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36056
View Paper titled, Beyond Adaptive Braking
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Topics: Braking, Trains, Signals, Control systems, Adhesion, Algorithms, Collisions (Physics), Design, High speed rail, Satellites
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Avoiding Increased Trip Times and Other Operational Impacts When Implementing Positive Train Control

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Davis Dure
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 511-517, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36260
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36260
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Topics: Trains, Safety, Braking, Design, Brakes, Signals, Collisions (Physics), Computer software, Design methodology, Failure
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Rail-CR: Cognitive Radio for Enhanced Railway Communication

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Ashwin Amanna, Manik Gadhiok, Matthew J. Price, Jeffrey H. Reed, W. Pam Siriwongpairat, T. Kee Himsoon
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 467-473, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36201
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36201
View Paper titled, Rail-CR: Cognitive Radio for Enhanced Railway Communication
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Topics: Railroads, Rails, Computer software, Radio equipment, Algorithms, Decision making, Artificial intelligence, Cutting, Engines, Hardware
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The Development of a Railway Safety Assessment Program in South Korea

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H. M. Noh, Y. O. Cho, J. B. Wang
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 427-430, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36074
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36074
View Paper titled, The Development of a Railway Safety Assessment Program in South Korea
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Topics: Railroads, Safety
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Estimating Crew Alertness From Speech

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Parham Shahidi, Steve C. Southward, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 519-526, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36261
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36261
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Topics: Algorithms, Computation, Fatigue, Fuzzy logic, Governments, Hardware, High speed rail, Locomotives, Railroads, Signals
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First for Repairs, Then for Damages: Environmental Liability and Environmental Stewardship in Railroad Stock Prices

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Patrick A. McLaughlin
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 475-491, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36212
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36212
View Paper titled, First for Repairs, Then for Damages: Environmental Liability and Environmental Stewardship in Railroad Stock Prices
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Topics: Damage, Liabilities, Maintenance, Railroads, Valuation, Accidents, Hazardous substances, Trains, Wounds
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Applied High Resolution Traffic Controller Data Outcome Based Performance Measures With Gate-Down Confirmation Circuit

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Thomas M. Brennan, Jr., James R. Sturdevant, Darcy M. Bullock
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 431-437, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36081
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36081
View Paper titled, Applied High Resolution Traffic Controller Data Outcome Based Performance Measures With Gate-Down Confirmation Circuit
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Topics: Circuits, Control equipment, Gates (Closures), Highways, Performance, Railroads, Resolution (Optics), Traffic
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Application of FRA’s Noise Guidelines to HSR

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Carl E. Hanson
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 439-444, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36106
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36106
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Topics: Noise (Sound), Vibration, High speed rail, Railroads, Transportation systems
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Benefit-Cost Analysis of Infrastructure Improvement for Derailment Prevention

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Xiang Liu, Mohd Rapik Saat, Christopher P. L. Barkan
Proc. ASME. JRC2010, 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Volume 1, 399-405, April 27–29, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2010-36029
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2010-36029
View Paper titled, Benefit-Cost Analysis of Infrastructure Improvement for Derailment Prevention
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Topics: Cost benefit analysis, Railroads, Accidents, Safety, Maintenance, Trains, Databases, Risk reduction, Tradeoffs