Evaluation Of The Federal Railroad Administration Research And Development Program

Author : National Research Council
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Download or read book Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development Program written by National Research Council and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB Special Report 316: Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Research and Development Program assesses the effectiveness of FRA's process for identifying research priorities and the usefulness of FRA's Research and Development (R&D) products for improving railroad safety. The study was conducted at the request of FRA. The committee evaluated the performance of four Office of R&D divisions: Track and Structures, Rolling Stock, Train Control and Communications, and Human Factors. The committee also evaluated the R&D support functions of planning, evaluation, and management. Evaluation criteria included the extent to which FRA R&D activities are based on an understanding of industry and FRA needs and priorities; benefit from communication with relevant parties within and beyond FRA; and yield products that are high quality, applicable, and have demonstrable benefits. The committee concluded that the overall productivity of the R&D program appears good and that the program appears well focused on safety. It offered recommendations for ways to strengthen the program in the areas of communications with industry and the Office of Railroad Safety, priority-setting, strategic planning, and project evaluation"-- Provided by publisher.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for a Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's R&D Program
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Total Pages : 109 pages
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Download or read book Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's Research and Development Program written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for a Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's R&D Program and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Office of Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has excelled in engaging, maintaining communication with, and using inputs from a broad range of stakeholder groups. That is among the findings in TRB Special Report 334: Review of the Federal Railroad Administration's Research and Development Program. FRA's RD&T requested this National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine review of the products and services that RD&T provides to other divisions of FRA and the railroad industry in accordance with its mission. Specifically, RD&T asked the National Academies' Transportation Research Board (TRB) to convene a committee of experts to review the quality and relevance of RD&T's current and planned research portfolio and to provide advice on strategies to better identify research needs, conduct high-quality research, and ensure that research products contribute to FRA's primary goal of improving railroad safety. In addition to its finding on stakeholder communications, the committee identified the need for a more comprehensive approach to program and project evaluation to assess the ultimate safety impacts of RD&T's work. The FRA oversees the safety of the nation's commuter and intercity passenger railroads, which have carried about 680 million passengers per year, and freight railroad system, which has transported about 1.4 billion tons of freight per year on more than 135,000 miles of track."--

Author : United States. Federal Railroad Administration
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Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book Five-year Strategic Plan for Railroad Research, Development, and Demonstrations written by United States. Federal Railroad Administration and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
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Total Pages : 252 pages
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Download or read book An Evaluation of Railroad Safety written by United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Science Resources Studies
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Total Pages : 100 pages
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Download or read book An Analysis of Federal R & D Funding by Function written by National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Science Resources Studies and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mitre Corporation
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Total Pages : 334 pages
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Download or read book Track Rehabilitation Research and Development written by Mitre Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book Bibliography of FRA Office of Research and Development Technical Reports, 1974-1980 written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Department of Transportation
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Total Pages : 96 pages
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Download or read book Report on the Railroad Technology Program, by the Secretary of Transportation to the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives written by United States. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development
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Total Pages : 68 pages
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Download or read book Transportation Strategic Research Plan written by National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NSTC's National Transportation Science and Technology Strategy, issued in April 1997, has four key elements: Strategic Planning and Assessment, Partnership Initiatives, Enabling Research, and Education and Training. This Transportation Strategic Research Plan addresses the Enabling Research element. It incorporates R & D activities with clear potential relevance to one or more transportation modes or functions, regardless of the objectives for which it is conducted or the performing agency. Enabling research includes activities described under three Federal budget categories. For civil agencies, these are Basic Research, Applied Research, and Development. The comparable Defense Department terms are 6.1 (Basic Research), 6.2 (Applied Research), and 6.3 (Advanced Technology Demonstration).

Author : National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development
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Total Pages : 80 pages
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Download or read book National Transportation Strategic Research Plan written by National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: