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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles TCRP Report 130: Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles: A Practitioner's Guide NCHRP Synthesis 374: Preserving Freight and Passenger Rail Corridors and Service Other Related Titles NCHRP Report 657: Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors (2010) National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager Bing, Alan J, Beshers, Eric W, Chavez, Megan, Simpson, David P, Horowitz, Emmanuel S, Zullig, Walter E, Transportation Research Board. "Federal Government Regulations and Industry Technical Standards." NCHRP Report 657: Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010. Please select a format: Page 84   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore Page 84 Front Matter (R1-R11) 1.1 Introduction (1-1) 1.2.1 Historical Background (2-3) 1.2.2 The Present Situation (4-4) 1.3.1 Scope (5-5) 1.3.2 Purpose (6-6) 1.3.3 Content (7-8) 2.1.1 Content of Section (9-9) 2.1.2 Passenger Rail Development Timeline (10-10) 2.2.2 Understanding the Railroad Industry (11-11) 2.2.4 Role of Long-Term Planning (12-12) 2.2.5 Is the Proposed Service Amtrak Intercity or Commuter? (13-15) 2.2.6 Educating Public Officials (16-17) 2.3.1 Introduction (18-19) 2.3.2 The Feasibility Study (20-21) 2.4 Substantive Negotiations (22-22) 2.4.1 Defining What the Passenger Agency Needs (23-24) 2.4.2 The Access Agreement and Infrastructure Improvements (25-27) 2.4.3 Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs (28-28) 2.5.1 The National Liability Situation and Amtrak (29-29) 2.5.2 Non-Amtrak Passenger Rail Service Operators and Agencies (30-32) 3.2.1 Simulation and Modeling Overview (33-35) 3.2.2 Choice and Availability of Models (36-36) 3.2.3 Using Simulation and Modeling in Rail Corridor Planning and Negotiations (37-39) 3.3.1 Right-of-Way Access or Acquisition (40-40) 3.3.2 Estimating Capital Costs (41-41) 3.3.3 Sharing Infrastructure Capital Costs (42-42) 3.3.4 Rolling Stock Capital Costs (43-43) 3.3.5 Signaling and Train Control Capital Costs (44-44) 3.4.1 Overview (45-45) 3.4.2 Railroad Operations and Maintenance Cost Categories (46-47) 3.4.3 Cost-Sharing and Allocation Approaches (48-48) 3.4.4 Operations and Maintenance Cost Analysis (49-49) 3.4.5 Application to Intercity and Commuter Operations (50-51) 4.1 Introduction (52-52) 4.2 Types of Agreements Needed to Implement Passenger Rail Service (53-55) 4.2.2 Introduction to Commuter Service (56-56) 4.3.1 Introduction (57-57) 4.3.2 Inputs to and Preparations for Finalizing the Agreements (58-59) 4.3.3 Agreements between Amtrak and the Freight Railroad (60-60) 4.3.4 An Agreement between the Passenger Rail Agency and Amtrak (61-61) 4.3.5 Agreement between the Passenger Rail Agency and the Host Railroad(s) (62-63) 4.4.1 Basic Structure of a Commuter Rail Service on Shared Track (64-64) 4.4.2 Inputs to and Preparations for Finalizing Commuter Rail Operating Agreements (65-66) 4.4.3 Access Alternatives (67-68) 4.4.4 Agreement with the Host Freight Railroad (69-69) 4.4.5 Operations and Maintenance Services Agreements (70-71) 4.5.2 Minor Agreement Revisions to Provide a Limited Service Addition or Performance Improvement (72-72) 4.5.4 Managing Change with a Passenger Railroad Host and Freight Tenant (73-73) 5.1 Introduction (74-74) 5.2.1 PRIIA Requirements and FRA, STB, and Amtrak Actions on Intercity Passenger Service Quality (75-75) 5.2.3 Agreement Revisions and Updates (76-76) 5.3 Specific Approaches to Managing Amtrak Intercity Services (77-78) 5.4 Specific Approaches to Managing Commuter Services (79-79) 5.5 Case Studies in Service Management (80-82) Acts of Congress (reverse chronological order) (83-83) Federal Government Regulations and Industry Technical Standards (84-84) Capacity and Cost Analysis (85-85) Other Shared-Use Issues, Including Liability and Safety (86-86) Miscellaneous (87-88) Acronyms (89-91) Appendix A - The U.S. Railroad Industry (92-108) Appendix B - U.S. Railroad Legal and Institutional Arrangements (109-126) Appendix C - Railroad Safety Regulations (127-137) Appendix D - Case Studies of Passenger Rail Service Developments and Processes (138-169) Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (170-170)

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84 Guidebook for Implementing Passenger Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors 1976: Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act. This act implemented many of the rec- ommendations of the U.S. Railroad Association for restructuring the northeast U.S. railroad net- work, including creating the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) to take ownership of the bankrupt freight railroads, transferring the Northeast Corridor to Amtrak, and providing sub- stantial funding for physical improvements. 1973: Regional Rail Reorganization Act (the 3-R Act). This act initiated the process of restructuring the Northeast railroads after the PennCentral bankruptcy, by creating the U.S. Railway Association, tasked with developing a long-term restructuring plan. 1970: Rail Passenger Service Act, with later amendments. This legislation established Amtrak to manage the U.S. intercity and long-distance passenger rail network. 1934: Railroad Retirement Act. This act established the railroad retirement system to provide pen- sions for retired railroad employees, which, with numerous amendments, has continued to the present day. 1926: Rail Labor Act (RLA). With numerous subsequent amendments, this legislation specified how relations between railroad management and the railroad trades union are to be conducted. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports (Reverse chronological order) The content of GAO Reports is usually obvious from the title, thus notes on the content are omit- ted from this section of the bibliography. 2009: High Speed Passenger Rail--Effectively Using Recovery Act Funds for High Speed Rail Projects. Report GAO-09-786T, June. 2009: High Speed Passenger Rail--Future Development Will Depend on Addressing Financial and Other Challenges and Establishing a Clear Federal Role. Report GAO-09-417, March. 2009: Commuter Rail--Many Factors Influence Liability and Indemnity Provisions and Options Exist to Facilitate Negotiations. Report GAO-09-282, February. 2006: Active Commuter Rail Agency Service Contracts. Letter to Honorable Richard C. Shelby, Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate. Document GAO-06-820R, July. 2005: Testimony before the Subcommittee on Railroads, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives. Amtrak--Acela's Continued Problems Underscore the Importance of Meeting Broader Challenges in Managing Large-Scale Projects. Report GAO-05-698T, May. 2004: Commuter Rail--Information and Guidance Could Help Facilitate Commuter and Freight Rail Access Negotiations. GAO Report GAO-04-240. Federal Government Regulations and Industry Technical Standards American Railway Engineering and Maintenance Association (AREMA). Communications and Signaling Manual (current edition). This manual contains technical standards for the design, instal- lation and maintenance of railroad signal and train control and communications systems. The manual is regularly modified and updated to reflect changing industry needs and the introduction of new technologies, as well as changes in FRA safety regulations and railroad service needs.