Transcript National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Cooperative Rail Research
at TRB
AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation
Charlotte, NC
September 13, 2011
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Coming soon …
National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP)
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FRA – AASHTO – AAR – APTA – NARP - TRB
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NCRRP--Basics
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Authorized in PRIIA Legislation
$5.0 million per year starting in FY 2010 through FY
2013
To cover freight, intercity passenger (including HSR),
and commuter rail (FRA-Regulated Systems)
Applied, problem solving research
National Academy of Sciences (i.e., TRB) to
administer as per PRIIA
Governing board to be selected by Secretary, USDOT
FY 2010 funding from HSR pot ($5.0 Million)
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NCRRP--Status as of 9/13/2011
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FRA-NAS NCRRP Memorandum of Agreement-Executed
NCRRP FY2010 Grant--Approved
U.S. DOT Appointment of NCRRP Governing Board
in Process
Solicitation of Potential Research Topics Underway
through FRA and Relevant AASHTO, APTA, TRB
Committees (36 Received to Date)
First Meeting of NCRRP Governing Board Expected
Late 2011/Early 2012 to Select FY 2010 Research
Projects
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NCRRP– Governing Board
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21 Voting Members
- 4 Freight Rail, 1 Alaska Railroad
- 1 Amtrak, 2 Intercity Passenger, 2 Commuter Rail
- 4 State DOTs
- 2 Railway Labor
- 3 Private Sector and/or University
- FRA Administrator, Associate Administrator of
Railroad and Policy Development
7 Non-Voting, ‘Ex-Officio” Members
- AAR, APTA, AASHTO, EPA, FAA, NARP, TRB
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NCRRP RESEARCH FIELDS
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Operations
Environmental
Policy and Planning
Safety
Security
Human Resources
Administration
Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment
Engineering of Fixed Facilities
Construction
Maintenance
Special Projects
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Related CRP Products/Projects
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NCHRP Report 657, Guidebook for Implementing Passenger
Rail Service on Shared Passenger and Freight Corridors
(Published 2010):
Provides improved principles, processes, and methods to support
agreements on access, allocation of operation and maintenance costs,
capacity allocation, operational issues, future responsibilities for
infrastructure improvements, and other fundamental issues that affect
the ultimate success of shared-use passenger and freight agreements
between public and private railroad stakeholders.
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Related CRP Products/Projects
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TCRP Report 130, Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure
with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles: A
Practitioner’s Guide (Published 2009):
Provides a business case for the shared use of non-FRA-compliant public transit
rail vehicles (e.g., light rail) with freight operations and offers a suggested
business model for such shared-use operations. Identifies the advantages and
disadvantages of shared-use operations and the issues and barriers that can
arise in the course of implementation. Includes a section that identifies and
evaluates available and emerging technology, operating procedures, and
techniques that could be used to minimize the risks associated with sharing of
track between non-FRA-compliant public transit rail vehicles and freight
railroad operations.
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Related CRP Products/Projects
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NCFRP Project 30, Web-Based Screening Tool for SharedUse Rail Corridors (Underway—Completed July 2012)
Objective: to develop a web-based tool to enable states and
passenger rail operators to perform preliminary feasibility
screening of proposed shared-use passenger and freight rail
corridor projects
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Related CRP Products/Projects
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NCHRP Project 8-85, The Comprehensive Costs of HighwayRail At-Grade Crossing Crashes (Underway−Completed Late
2012)
Objectives: to develop (a) a categorization scheme for comprehensively
describing costs associated with highway-rail at-grade crossing collisions;
(b) estimates of the cost magnitudes in recent experience; and (c) an
analytical framework for developing a model or set of models for
forecasting these costs, considering the characteristics of a crossing and the
rail and highway traffic using it.
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Related CRP Products/Projects
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NCHRP Project 8-86, Understanding Capacity Modeling for
Shared-Use Passenger and Freight Rail Operations
(Contract Pending)
Objective: to produce a guidebook that state transportation agency
staff and other stakeholders may use to better understand the
modeling processes and results that support the negotiation of
service outcome agreements for the shared use of rail lines for
freight, intercity, and commuter rail operations.
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TRB website www.trb.org
• Information on NCHRP,
TCRP, ACRP, NCFRP,
HMCRP, NCRRP
• Search engine
• Project Info since 1988:
Anticipated / Active /
Completed
• CRP publication lists /
ordering info
• Requests for proposals
• Registration form for
notification of RFPs
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