Submissions from 2024
How will the combining of the elevation of rail lines with urban redevelopment reduce the north–south (east–west) disparity in the city? A case study of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe conurbation, Japan, Takashi Aoki, Hidea Yoshida, Takashi Yokota, and Emiko Itami
Assessing Tram-Train feasibility via multicriteria approach: The case of Brescia (Italy), Nuhamin G. Assefa, Martina Carra, Roberto Ventura, Anna Richiedei, and Benedetto Barabino
Enhancing rail safety through real-time defect detection: A novel lightweight network approach, Yuan Cao, Yue Liu, Yongkui Sun, Shuai Su, and Feng Wang
Design of railway transition zones: A novel energy-based criterion, A. Jain, A. V. Metrikine, M. J.M.M. Steenbergen, and K. N. van Dalen
Advancing railway track health monitoring: Integrating GPR, InSAR and machine learning for enhanced asset management, Mehdi Koohmishi, Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Ling Chang, and Yunlong Guo
Towards real-time condition monitoring of a transition zone in a railway structure using fibre Bragg grating sensors, Kourosh Nasrollahi, Jelke Dijkstra, and Jens C.O. Nielsen
Integrated robust optimization of maintenance windows and train timetables using ADMM-driven and nested simulation heuristic algorithm, Haonan Yang, Shaoquan Ni, Haoyang Huo, Xuze Ye, Miaomiao Lv, Qingpeng Zhang, and Dingjun Chen
Submissions from 2023
The wider barrier effects of public transport infrastructure: The case of level crossings in Melbourne, Abdulrhman M. Gbban, Md. Kamruzzaman, Alexa Delbosc, and Selby Coxon
Uncertainties in scheduling and execution of trackwork in Sweden, Daria Ivina, Nils O.E. Olsson, Carl-William Palmqvist, and Lena Winslott Hiselius
Development of a Real-Time Wheel Load Quantification System for the Transit Environment, Daniel Mueller, Arthur de O Lima, J. Riley Edwards, and Marcus S. Dersch
Numerical investigation on dynamic behaviour of critical zones in railway tracks under moving train loads, Piyush Punetha and Sanjay Nimbalkar
An observational study on pedestrian and bicyclist violations at railroad grade crossings: Exploring the impact of geometrical and operational attributes, Adheesh Kumar Vivek and Smruti Sourava Mohapatra
Developing and Extending Status Prediction Models for Railway Tracks Based on On-Board Monitoring Data, Tzu-Hao Yan, Mariana De Almeida Costa, and Francesco Corman
Submissions from 2022
Imperfect rail-track inspection scheduling with zero-inflated miss rates, Ayça Altay and Melike Baykal-Gürsoy
Mitigation of subway-induced low-frequency vibrations using a wave impeding block, Juan Chen, Jianlong Geng, Guangyun Gao, Wei Luo, Yazhen Liu, and Kejin Li
Train-induced environmental vibrations by considering different building foundations along curved track, Shan Huang, Yekai Chen, Chao Zou, and Shimin Jian
Developments, challenges, and perspectives of railway inspection robots, Guoqing Jing, Xuanyang Qin, Haoyu Wang, and Chengcheng Deng
Reducing an urban rail transit network’s passenger-oriented vulnerability by adding turn-back tracks, Jie Liu, Paul M. Schonfeld, Shuguang Zhan, Kelvin C.P. Wang, and Qiyuan Peng
Identification of Subway Track Irregularities Based on Detection Data of Portable Detector, Rui Liu, Fu-Tian Wang, Zhi-Peng Wang, Cui-Lin Wu, and Hong-Di He
Submissions from 2019
Review of Track Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Transit, David D. Davis, Stephen Dick, Stephen Wilk, MaryClara Jones, and Yuqing Zeng
Submissions from 2018
Rails-Next-to-Trails: A Methodology for Selecting Appropriate Safety Treatments at Complex Multimodal Intersections, Anna Bovbjerg Alligood, Manali Sheth, Anne Goodchild, Edward McCormack, and Polina Butrina
Optimal infrastructure capacity of automated on-demand rail-bound transit systems, Oded Cats and Jesper Haverkamp
Exploring the Complex Relationship between Railroad Infrastructure, Operating Constraints, Maximum Speeds, and Public Schedules, Alex Lu, Janek Kozlowski, Sean Fahey, and Shaun Whitman
Submissions from 2017
Redesigning Main Lines for Commuter Rail Electrification, John G. Allen
Estimating railway rail service life: A rail-grid-based approach, Lei Bai, Rengkui Liu, Feng Wang, Quanxin Sun, and Futian Wang
Train routing and timetabling problem for heterogeneous train traffic with switchable scheduling rules, Yan Xu, Bin Jia, Amir Ghiasi, and Xiaopeng Li
Submissions from 2016
Operational Schedule Flexibility and Infrastructure Investment Capacity Trade-Off on Single-Track Railways, C. Tyler Dick and Darkhan Mussanov
Reasonable scheduling for arrival–departure track operations in railway stations, Dingyou Lei, Chuijiang Guo, Yinggui Zhang, and Chunxiao Chen
Integrated multi-track station layout design and train scheduling models on railway corridors, Jianguo Qi, Lixing Yang, Yuan Gao, Shukai Li, and Ziyou Gao
Planning Urban Ring Rail Transit Lines: Case Study of Shanghai, China, Saeid Saidi, Yuxiong Ji, Cheng Cheng, Jinping Guan, Shengchuan Jiang, Lina Kattan, Yuchuan Du, and S. C. Wirasinghe
A multiphase optimal control method for multi-train control and scheduling on railway lines, Hongbo Ye and Ronghui Liu
Submissions from 2015
Predictive modelling of running and dwell times in railway traffic, Pavle Kecman and Rob M. P. Goverde
Long-Term Upgrade Strategy for Light Rail and Regional Rail Robust Methodological Approach, Stefan Walter and Martin Fellendorf
Submissions from 2014
Microsimulation modelling of driver behaviour towards alternative warning devices at railway level crossings, Li-Sian Tey, Sicong Zhu, Luis Ferreira, and Guy Wallis
Submissions from 2013
Service Condition of Railroad Corridors around the Insulated Rail Joints, Nannan Zong, Hossein Askarinejad, Thaminda Bandula Heva, and Manicka Dhanasekar
Submissions from 2012
Economic Evaluation of Urban Track Systems: Integration of Life Cycle Costs and Socio-Economic Assessment, Marjolein de Jong and Katrien Declercq
Rail infrastructure charging EU-directive, Swedish concerns and theory, Kjell Jansson and Harald Lang
Impacts of increased rail infrastructure charges in Sweden, Anders Ljungberg
Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit, Second Edition, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Incorporated
Optimized Utilization of Arrival and Departure Tracks in Dedicated Passenger Lines, Baoshan Wang, Hou Lixin, and Haidong Liu
Submissions from 2010
Track-Related Research, Volume 7: Guidelines for Guard/Restraining Rail Installation, Xinggao Shu and Nicholas Wilson
Submissions from 2009
Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles: A Practitioner's Guide, Booz Allen Hamilton
Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogota, Robert Cervero, Olga L. Sarmiento, Enrique Jacoby, Luis Fernando Gomez, and Andrea Neiman
Noncontact Ultrasonic Guided Wave Detection of Rail Defects, Stefano Coccia, Ivan Bartoli, Salvatore Salamone, Robert Phillips, Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Mahmood Fateh, and Gary Carr
Impact of Train Type Heterogeneity on Single-Track Railway Capacity, Mark H. Dingler, Yung-Cheng Lai, and Christopher P L Barkan
Capacity Factors of a Mixed Speed Railway Network, Steven Harrod
Spectral Analysis of Ground Acceleration-Based Testing, Carlton L. Ho, James P. Hyslip, and Dingqing Li
Sandwich Model to Evaluate Railroad Asphalt Trackbed Performance Under Moving Loads, Hai Huang, Shihui Shen, and Erol Tutumluer
Business Model for Commingled Operations of Freight and Non-FRA-Compliant Passenger Rail Services, Rongfang Liu, David O. Nelson, and Alexander Lu
Characterizing and Inspecting for Progressive Epoxy Debonding in Bonded Insulated Rail Joints, Daniel C. Peltier and Christopher P L Barkan
An integrated sea-land transportation system model and its theory, Xinlian Xie
Submissions from 2008
Fifty Years of Bicycle Policy in Davis, California, Theodore J. Buehler and Susan L. Handy
WSP Live! Integrating GPS telephony tracking with passenger Wi-Fi information, G Burnett
New Decision Support System for Optimization of Rail Track Maintenance Planning Based on Adaptive Neurofuzzy Inference System, Mauro Dell'Orco, Michele Ottomanelli, Leonardo Caggiani, and Domenico Sassanelli
Testing of Slab Track Under Heavy Axle Loads, Dingqing Li and David N. Bilow
Maintenance Costs of High-Speed Lines in Europe: State of the Art, Andres Lopez-Pita, Paulo F. Teixeira, Carles Casas, Adrina Bachiller, and Patricia Afonso Ferreira
Optimal Track Access Rights Allocation for Agent Negotiation in an Open Railway Market, Chi Wai Tsang and Tin Kin Ho
Smart Phone Application to Influence Travel Behavior (TRAC-IT Phase 3), Philip L. Winters, Sean J. Barbeau, and Nevine L. Georggi
Testing the Impact of Personalized Feedback on Household Travel Behavior (TRAC-IT Phase 2), Philip L. Winters, Sean J. Barbeau, and Nevine L. Georggi
Default Values for Highway Capacity and Level-of-Service Analyses, John D. Zegeer, Miranda L. Blogg, Khang Nguyen, and Mark Vandehey
Submissions from 2007
Transforming a Bus Station into a Transit-Oriented Development: Improving Pedestrian, Bicycling, and Transit Connections, Wayne D. Cottrell
Accuracy and Precision of the Transit Tracker System, David T. Crout
Report on South American Bus Rapid Transit field visits: Tracking the evolution of the TransMilenio Model, Georges Darido and Alisdair Cain
A Detailed Analysis of How an Urban Trail System Affects Cyclists' Travel, Kevin J. Krizek, Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, and Kristin Thompson
Reevaluation of Japanese High-Speed Rail Construction: Recent Situation of the North Corridor Shinkansen and Its Way to Completion, Dai Nakagawa and Masatoshi Hatoko
N-Tracked Railway Traffic Re-Scheduling During Disturbances, Johanna Törnquist and Jan A. Persson
Single-Track Train Timetabling with Guaranteed Optimality: Branch-and-Bound Algorithms with Enhanced Lower Bounds, Xuesong Zhou and Ming Zhong
Submissions from 2006
Marginal Cost Pricing of Railway Infrastructure Operation, Maintenance, and Renewal in Sweden: From Policy to Practice Through Existing Data, Mats Andersson
Laser-Air-Coupled Hybrid Noncontact System for Defect Detection in Rail Tracks: Status of FRA Prototype Development at University of California-San Diego, Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Piervincenzo Rizzo, Stefano Coccia, Ivan Bartoli, and Mahmood Fateh
Mechanistic Comparison of Wide-Base Single Versus Standard Dual Tire Configurations, Angela L. Priest and David H. Timm
Why Canadians Cycle More Than Americans: A Comparative Analysis of Bicycling Trends and Policies, John Pucher and Ralph Buehler
Bus Incident Reporting, Tracking and Analysis System, Deborah Buchacz Sapper and Amber Reep
Improvements in High-Speed Ballasted Track Design: Benefits of Bituminous Subballast Layers, Paulo Fonseca Teixeira, Andrés López-Pita, Carles Casas-Esplugas, Adrina Bachiller, and Francesc Robuste
Trip Generation Rates for Large Elevators: A North Dakota Case Study, Denver D. Tolliver, Alan Dybing, and Subhro Mitra
Constructing a Logistics Tracking System for Preventing Smuggling Risk of Transit Containers, Ming-Chih Tsai
Submissions from 2005
Developing Standard Times for Repair Activities for Transit Vehicles: A Systematic Approach, Grisselle Centeno, Rajesh Chaudhary, and Paula Lopez
THE DETERMINANTS OF TRAIN FATALITIES: KEEPING THE MODEL ON TRACK, W A. Clarke and P D. Loeb
Direct-Fixation Track Design Specifications, Research, and Related Material, Laurence E. Daniels, William Moorhead, and James M. Tuten III
High-Speed Defect Detection in Rails by Noncontact Guided Ultrasonic Testing, Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Ivan Bartoli, Piervincenzo Rizzo, and Mahmood Fateh
Bimodal Use of High-Speed Rail Lines, Begona Guirao, Jose Maria Menendez, and Ana Rivas
Improved Destressing of Continuous Welded Rail for Better Management of Rail Neutral Temperature, Andrew Kish and Gopal Samavedam
Innovative Intermodal Solutions for Urban Transportation Award: Developing Intermodal Traffic Signal Solutions for Portland, OR, USA, William C. Kloos
Friction Control Methods Used by the Transit Industry, Richard P. Reiff, Nicholas Ruud, and Semih F. Kalay
TRACKING TRAINS VIA RADIO FREQUENCY SYSTEMS, AJD Santos, A R. Soares, FMA Redondo, and N B. Carvalho
Position-Detecting System Based on the Global Positioning System: Potential Use in Improving Car Body Tilt Control, Kimiaki Sasaki
Flange Climb Derailment Criteria and Wheel/Rail Profile Management and Maintenance Guidelines for Transit Operations, Huimin Wu, Xinggao Shu, and Nicholas Wilson
Submissions from 2004
RAILROAD ACCIDENT RATES FOR USE IN TRANSPORTATION RISK ANALYSIS, Robert T. Anderson and Christopher P.L. Barkan
BEHAVIOR OF RAILWAY BRIDGES AND OTHER RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IN THREE STRONG TO GREAT EARTHQUAKES IN 2001, W G. Byers
DIRECT FIXATION TRACK DESIGN, L E. Daniels
SCHEDULING TRAINS ON A RAILWAY NETWORK USING A DISCRETE EVENT MODEL OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC, M J. Dorfman and J Medanic
OBJECTIVE TRACK QUALITY INDICES, M El-Sibaie and Y-J Zhang
A MULTI-OBJECTIVE TRAIN SCHEDULING MODEL AND SOLUTION, K Ghoseiri, F Szidarovsky, and M J. Asgharpour
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CONTINUOUS VERTICAL TRACK-SUPPORT TESTING TECHNIQUE, D Li, R Thompson, P Marquez, and S Kalay
Track-Related Research Volume 3: Exothermic Welding of Heavy Electrical Cables to Rail -- Applicability of AREMA Track Recommended Practices for Transit Agencies, J. Sun, G. Garcia, S. F. Kalay, and D. Read
DYNAMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DESIGN OF HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY BRIDGES, M WILLFORD, K Hicyilmaz, and K Pratt
LABORATORY EVALUATION OF INTRUSION DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS, J R. Zaworski and K M. Hunter-Zaworski
Submissions from 2003
PRICING COMMUTER, INTERCITY, AND FREIGHT TRAINS IN A TERMINAL RAILWAY CONTEXT: AN APPROACH, B K. Bertie