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2015
Technical Reports
Campaign Monitoring of Railroad Bridges in High-Speed Rail Shared Corridors using Wireless Smart Sensors
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Bridge and Structures Safety

**Keywords:** Campaign Monitoring of Railroad Bridges in High-Speed Rail Shared Corridors using Wireless Smart Sensors; Railroad bridge safety; bridge performance monitoring; wireless sensors; campaign monitoring
**Abstract:** This research project used wireless smart sensors to develop a cost-effective and practical portable structural health monitoring system for railroad bridges in North America. The...
Report Number
              DOT/FRA/ORD-15/19

  Office
              RDI-21
    20
Feb
2013
Technical Reports
Characterization of Railroad Bridge Service Interruptions
Author
          Richard Joy, Mary Clara Jones, Duane Otter, and Luis Maal

Subject
                    Bridge and Structures Safety,
                    Track,
                    Tracks & Structures,
                    Track/Train Interactions

**Keywords:** bridge problems, risk control matrix, Railroad Bridge Service Interruption Database
**Abstract:** The Federal Railroad Administration contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc., to study bridge problems that cause accidents or service interruptions and to use this...
Report Number
              DOT/FRA/ORD-13/05

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              RRD
    20
Dec
2006
Emergency Orders
Emergency Order to Prevent Operation of Trains on Railroad Bridge No. 29.11 of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway

Subject
                    Bridge and Structures Safety



Emergency Order Number
              Emergency Order 25, Notice No. 1
    1
Oct
2003
Technical Reports
Study of Bridge Approach and Track Transition Degradation: Factors and Mitigation
Author
          Lamont Smith, Brian Doe, Dingqing Li, Duane Otter, Shakoor Uppal

Subject
                    Bridge and Structures Safety

**Keywords:** Track Transition, Geometry Degradation, Factors and Causes
**Abstract:** Efforts have been made to reduce or eliminate track geometry degradation at bridge approaches and special trackwork zones for more than a century. This is a common problem that...
Report Number
              DTFR53-01-H-00305

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              RRD
    22
Dec
1999
Emergency Orders
Oregon Pacific Railroad; Emergency Order to Prevent Operation of Trains on the Railroad Bridge Crossing Johnson Creek in the City of Milwaukee, Oregon.

Subject
                    Bridge and Structures Safety



Emergency Order Number
              Emergency Order 22, Notice No. 1

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