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Annual Railroad Engineering Conference (13th) Proceedings, Railroading Challenges in America's Third Century: Improved Reliability and Safety - Held at the University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado on October 12-13, 1976.

PB272948

Publication Date	1977
Page Count	155
Abstract	The report constitutes the proceedings of a two-day railroad engineering conference held at Pueblo, Colorado on October 12 and 13, 1976. The conference theme was the reliability and safety aspects of railroad operations. Technical papers were presented during three sessions relating to the following topics: operations/crew, track maintenance, and train and equipment. A visit to the DOT's Transportation Test Center was included in the conference program for the observation of test operations at the newly completed Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST).
Keywords	Railroads Meetings Reliability Safety Railroad tracks Railroad cars Maintenance Test facilities Railroad trains
Source Agency	Federal Railroad Administration
NTIS Subject Category	85I - Railroad Transportation
Corporate Authors	Federal Railroad Administration,Washington, D.C. Office of Research and Development.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197801

Annual Railroad Engineering Conference (13th) Proceedings, Railroading Challenges in America's Third Century: Improved Reliability and Safety - Held at the University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado on October 12-13, 1976.

Annual Railroad Engineering Conference (13th) Proceedings, Railroading Challenges in America's Third Century: Improved Reliability and Safety - Held at the University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado on October 12-13, 1976.
PB272948

Publication Date	1977
Page Count	155
Abstract	The report constitutes the proceedings of a two-day railroad engineering conference held at Pueblo, Colorado on October 12 and 13, 1976. The conference theme was the reliability and safety aspects of railroad operations. Technical papers were presented during three sessions relating to the following topics: operations/crew, track maintenance, and train and equipment. A visit to the DOT's Transportation Test Center was included in the conference program for the observation of test operations at the newly completed Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST).
Keywords	Railroads Meetings Reliability Safety Railroad tracks Railroad cars Maintenance Test facilities Railroad trains
Source Agency	Federal Railroad Administration
NTIS Subject Category	85I - Railroad Transportation
Corporate Authors	Federal Railroad Administration,Washington, D.C. Office of Research and Development.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	197801