Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations (2014) / Chapter Skim
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83 C.1 Introduction The foregoing guidebook contains numerous technical terms which may be unknown to the general reader. This glossary is meant to equip the reader with the brief definitions of these terms.
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84 Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations Block. See Railroad Signal and Train Control Systems.
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Glossary of Railroad Terminology Appearing in This Guidebook 85 Carload Freight. See Train and Traffic Type.
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86 Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations radio and other communications, switch and signal controls, and displays showing track layout, train locations, and signal and switch positions Double Track. Two main running tracks.
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Glossary of Railroad Terminology Appearing in This Guidebook 87 JPAs are common in California. In other states, similar institutions can be implemented through interlocal agreements.
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88 Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations Parametric Modeling. See Capacity and Capacity Analysis.
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Glossary of Railroad Terminology Appearing in This Guidebook 89 • Line Side Signal. A color-light signal positioned alongside the track that provides movement authorities to train operators.
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90 Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations • Shared Track. Where passenger and freight trains operate on the same track.
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Glossary of Railroad Terminology Appearing in This Guidebook 91 Train Consist. The rolling stock making up a train, e.g., numbers and types of locomotives and freight cars or passenger cars.
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92 Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations Yard. An array of tracks, usually unsignaled, where passenger and freight trains and cars are sorted, serviced and stored.
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Glossary of Railroad Terminology Appearing in This Guidebook 93 NEC. Northeast Corridor.
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94 Capacity Modeling Guidebook for Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations LAUS. Los Angeles Union Station.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)
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