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Volpe Journal Spring 97

Papers Recently Published

January 1997
A briefing on the Volpe Center's FRA tank car research activities, presented by Dr. David Jeong of Vehicle Crashworthiness at the 1996 North American Tank Car Research Coordination meeting, in Washington, DC.

"Federal, State and Local Transportation Financial Statistics," a draft final report, prepared by the Motor Vehicle Projects Office and delivered to BTS for review. This report updates and expands a similar report prepared by the Center in 1996.

"Estimation of Rail Wear Limits Based on Rail Strength Investigations," a technical report authored by David Jeong, Oscar Orringer, and Yim Har Tang, of the Office of Systems Engineering, prepared in support of FRA's Track Safety Research Program.

November 1996
"The Benefits of ITS Technologies for Rural Transit," by Robert Casey, Service Assessment Division, presented at the National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, held in Spokane, WA.

Technical papers delivered at the Fourth International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Research and Safety, in Knoxville, TN:

"Highway-Railroad Intersection (HRI) User Service," by John Hitz, Chief of the Accident Prevention Division, who also chaired a session on identification of new research needs;
"Train Conspicuity," by Debra Williams, also of the Accident Prevention Division; and
"Wayside Horn System," by Dr. Jordan Multer, of the Operator Performance and Safety Analysis Division.

"An Interactive System for Precise Buoy Placement and Position Assurance," by Dr. Kam Chin, Center for Navigation, Oceans '96 Technical Symposium, in San Diego, CA.

"FHWA Traffic Noise Model Emission Level Data Base," by Amanda Rapoza, Safety and Environmental Technology Division (coauthored with Gregg Fleming and Cynthia Lee), presented at the 1996 National Conference on Noise Control Engineering, held in Bellevue, WA.

October 1996
"Experiences Rehosting the ETMS to an Open System," prepared by a Volpe Center team for presentation at the Systems Engineering Conference in Boston, MA, January, 1997. (FAA)

Results of a field study evaluating the effectiveness of wayside-mounted vs. train-mounted horns; a paper by Dr. Jordan Multer (DTS-45), delivered at the Fourth International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Research and Safety. (FRA)

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