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Freight Railroads Background
Author
          Stephanie Lawrence

Subject
                    Freight Operations

**Keywords:** Freight Railroads Background

Office
              RRD
    20
Mar
2013
Other Reports
U.S. Rail-Carried Trade with Canada and Mexico
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Freight Operations

**Keywords:** U.S. Rail-Carried Trade with Canada and Mexico

Office
              RRD
    2
Oct
2006
Other Reports
Class 1 Freight Railroad Profiles - 2006
Author
          FRA, Office of Railroad Safety Analysis

Subject
                    Freight Operations

**Keywords:** Class 1 freight railroad profile
**Abstract:** Each profile includes:  Executive officers and addresses; national map showing States served by the railroad; operational and financial statistics for CY 2005 and the 2nd...
    12
Oct
1994
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Building New Partnerships: The Freight Railroad Industry and Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Author
          National Association of Regional Councils

Subject
                    Freight Operations

**Keywords:** Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Case Study, Management Systems
**Abstract:** [From the Introduction] In 1992, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded a contract to the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) to investigate how to enhance the...
Office
              RRD
    31
Aug
1990
Other Reports
An Evaluation of Hazmat Double Stack COFC Configurations
Author
          George Kachadourian

Subject
                    Freight Operations,
                    Hazardous Materials

**Keywords:** Container on Flatcar, Stability, Rock-and-Roll, Slack Action, Impacts
**Abstract:** [From the Introduction] The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is responsible for ensuring the safe transport of hazardous material by rail. The Office of Safety requested the...
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