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Zheludkevitch, A. M., and S. L. Zayarny. "Rail Track for Light Rail Transit Systems." World of Transport and Transportation 20, no. 5 (2023): 13–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2022-20-5-2.

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The analysis of the well-known designs and technologies for manufacture of rail tracks for light rail transit (LRT) allows to assess trends in development of this type of transportation, as well as to reveal an underestimation of public rail transport referring to the existing «tendency to eliminate tram traffic» in several Russian cities, despite the problems of urban ground passenger transport associated with a limited resource of urban space.The prospects for development of urban ground passenger transport systems of LRT type were considered regarding adoption of new types of rolling stock,

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Fologea, Dorina, Traian Mazilu, Marius-Alin Gheți, and Ioana-Izabela Apostol. "Parametric Study on the Effect of Rail Dampers on Track Decay Rate." Applied Sciences 14, no. 20 (2024): 9541. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app14209541.

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Track decay rate (TDR), meaning the rate of attenuation of bending waves through the rail, is the most important indicator of a track’s dynamic characteristic impacting the rail noise emission. TDR depends on various parameters related to the construction of the track, and it can be increased using rail dampers. These are mechanical devices working on the principle of dynamic absorbers and are attached to the rail. This paper addresses the track with light rails needing improvements to reduce the rail noise emission using a particular rail damper with a mixed damping system (rubber–oil). The b

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Zhao, Yu, Qingwei Yang, and Peiyin Yuan. "Analysis of the Acoustic Environment of Typical Residential Areas along a Light Rail Line Based on GIS." Advances in Civil Engineering 2020 (July 30, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4832892.

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The acoustic environment of urban residential areas is closely related to road traffic noise. More specifically, the effect of the light rail on the old residential area in Chongqing is potentially profound. Using geographic information system (GIS) to construct a map of the urban light rail’s influence on the acoustic environment of residential areas, the influence of noise can be determined. Very few studies exist on the impact of light rails on the acoustic environment of residential areas, and there is no literature on the impact of light rails on the acoustic environment of residential ar

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Fazio, Alfred E. "Relationship between Light Rail Systems Design and System Operations." Journal of Transportation Engineering 130, no. 3 (2004): 365–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-947x(2004)130:3(365).

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Choi, Jung-Youl, Sang-Won Yun, Jee-Seung Chung, and Sun-Hee Kim. "Comparative Study of Wheel–Rail Contact Impact Force for Jointed Rail and Continuous Welded Rail on Light-Rail Transit." Applied Sciences 10, no. 7 (2020): 2299. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10072299.

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In this study, the measured track impact factor induced by the wheel–rail contact impact force of each test section (two continuous welded rails on slab tracks and rail joint on a ballasted track) was compared with the design track impact factor under service conditions of a curved light-rail transit system. The measured track impact factor (TIF) was estimated from the measured dynamic wheel load and vertical rail displacement at each test section. In the case of the rail joint section, the rail joint was found to directly affect the track impact factor. Moreover, the dynamic wheel load fluctu

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GRIFFIN, T. "LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SHARING THE RAILTRACK SYSTEM." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport 117, no. 2 (1996): 98–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/itran.1996.28265.

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Shin, Yong Eun, Vukan R. Vuchic, Pan-Sik Sin, and Cheol-Gyu Eun. "Planning for the First Light Rail Transit System in Korea: Jeonju Light Rail Transit Project." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1872, no. 1 (2004): 46–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1872-06.

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Novales, Margarita, and Emilio Conles. "Turf Track for Light Rail Systems." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2275, no. 1 (2012): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2275-01.

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Light rail systems are experiencing a revival in several countries. In many new and refurbished networks, turf—or grass—tracks are being used as a means to get a reserved right-of-way that entails enhancements in the city landscape. These tracks can facilitate acceptance of the system by citizens and politicians. The visual impact of turf tracks is only one of their many advantages, which are discussed in this paper. Among the advantages are a reduction in noise and suspended fine particles, the “green lung” effect, improvements in rainwater management and heat island mitigation, and a decreas

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Christopher, Adesola Wojuade. "Potentials of Light Rail Transit in Nigeria." International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research 5, no. 12 (2016): 271–77. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3468697.

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The inadequacy of road transport to cope effectively with the movement of passengers in Nigeria cannot be overemphasised as this has implications on the economy. Rail transport plays a key role in the socio-economic development of nations. However, the non-functioning of the railway system due to neglect over the years further compounded the problem. Due to the ever-increasing passenger traffic especially in the urban centres, there is urgent need to introduce a transit system that is fast, safe, reliable, and clean with high passenger capacity to address the transportation problem. The light

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WIUM, Jan A. "Light Rail Transit System Two for Kuala Lumpur." IABSE Congress Report 16, no. 3 (2000): 1763–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/222137900796314509.

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Ganiron Jr, Tomas U. "Technological Evolution of Manila Light Rail Transit System." International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology 89 (April 30, 2016): 9–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.14257/ijast.2016.89.02.

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Rizelioğlu, Mehmet, and Turan Arslan. "Assessing the Existing Bursa Light Rail Transportation System." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2674, no. 10 (2020): 250–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198120935117.

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As car ownership soars, traffic congestion and its associated negative impacts have become real concerns in many cities around the world. Therefore, transportation systems that perform better in eliminating or reducing traffic congestion and related problems to tolerable levels have become imperative. Alternative transit systems should be assessed properly to accommodate the expected demand in the long term, at least, to some significant extent. However, this is generally neglected in developing countries and, among many possible alternatives, a popular transportation system is usually preferr

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Fang, Yan, and Yiping Jiang. "Replacement service decisions for disruption recovery in light rail systems." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 30, no. 2 (2019): 286–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-08-2017-0074.

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Purpose Attracting commuters from driving to light rail systems has a good potential for reducing carbon emissions. However, the light rail system is interrupted by disruptions frequently, which reduces its attraction to passengers. Therefore, how to provide a quick replacement service during disruptions is of vital importance to avoid passengers change to other higher emission vehicles. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the decision analysis of the replacement tool for disruption recovery service in urban public light rail systems from the perspective of environmental effect. Design/me

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Firlik, Bartosz, Bartosz Czechyra, and Andrzej Chudzikiewicz. "Condition Monitoring System for Light Rail Vehicle and Track." Key Engineering Materials 518 (July 2012): 66–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.518.66.

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Condition monitoring and fault detection systems are becoming increasingly important in rail vehicles maintenance and operation, ensuring safety and reliability improvement. Light rail systems are not the main target for this trend, because of low operational speed and lower safety factors. Nevertheless public transport operators begin to pay a closer attention to the technical state monitoring of vehicle and track, in order to reduce maintenance cost and increase safety and ride comfort for passengers, which is an important challenge for public transport competitiveness in XXI century. The pa

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Chen, Hong, Anthony Rufolo, and Kenneth J. Dueker. "Measuring the Impact of Light Rail Systems on Single-Family Home Values: A Hedonic Approach with Geographic Information System Application." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1617, no. 1 (1998): 38–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1617-05.

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In theory, proximity to light rail transit (LRT) may have two different effects on residential property values. On the one hand, accessibility (proximity to LRT stations) may increase property values. On the other hand, nuisance effects (proximity to the LRT line and stations) may decrease property values. Existing empirical studies are inconclusive, and failure to separate the effects of accessibility from the nuisance effects may explain some of the ambiguity. An examination is presented of the impact of the light rail system (MAX) in Portland, Oregon, on single-family home values using dist

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Glickenstein, Harvey. "Portland's tri-met light rail system celebrates ten years [Transportation systems]." IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine 4, no. 1 (2009): 9–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mvt.2009.931618.

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Popović, Zdenka, Ljiljana Brajović, Milica Mićić, and Luka Lazarević. "Enhancing RCF rail defect inspection on the Serbian railway network." Gradjevinski materijali i konstrukcije, no. 00 (2024): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/grmk2400001p.

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The interaction between the wheel and the running rails within the railway system introduces intricate stress patterns, resulting in the formation of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) rail defects. The magnitude of this stress is contingent upon factors such as track performance, vehicle characteristics, and service conditions. While advancements in rail metallurgy can mitigate the issue to some extent, no economically viable steel composition currently exists that can completely withstand the repetitive stresses associated with RCF. It is more cost-effective to properly maintain rails for longer

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Liu, Xiaobo, Yi Deng, and Scott Le Vine. "Residential relocation in response to light rail transit investment: case study of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail system." Journal of Modern Transportation 24, no. 2 (2016): 139–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40534-016-0100-z.

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Chira-Chavala, T., B. Coifman, C. Porter, and M. Hansen. "Light Rail Accident Involvement and Severity." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1521, no. 1 (1996): 147–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198196152100119.

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Accident causation and accident severity analyses for a light rail transit system are presented, with a view to providing input for the identification and development of accident and severity countermeasures. Accident reports of the Santa Clara County Transit Authority were used in both analyses. In the accident causation analysis, patterns of critical events for various types of light rail accident involvement were determined. The accident severity model is a binary logit model expressing the probability of injury accident as a function of speeds before collision of both the light rail vehicl

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Sullivan, Brian E. "Diesel Light Rail Transit: Niche Description and Rating System." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1571, no. 1 (1997): 134–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1571-17.

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The appearance of a new rail car technology, combining the features of the latest in low-floor streetcar design with those of diesel freight railways, makes it possible to consider rail service for passenger flows much lower than generally have been found feasible until now. With the introduction of any new technology comes the question, What is its role? It is concluded that the provision of short-haul services—within inner and outer suburbs, and between such places and downtowns—is where the greatest potential lies. Additional applications are ( a) similar services extending beyond the commu

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Khan, Ayesha, Haroon Gulzar, Hafsa Shoaib, Hamza Saleem, and Asra Hafeez. "Urban Transport: A Proposal of Light Rail Transit (LRT) System in Lahore." International Journal of World Policy and Development Studies, no. 81 (May 19, 2022): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.32861/ijwpds.81.1.20.

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Given the broadening experience with the little thought of subordinate petrol stores and the regular aftereffects of eating up it, the extending yearns for better available transportation structure proceeds throughout the planet. An enormous proportion of adventures and resources is being mixed into the progression of transportation structures, including light rail, as the necessity for better and faster transportation is compared with the monetary improvement. Regardless, there is a certified shortfall of appreciation concerning the basic weaknesses, similarly to their impact on introducing t

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Walter, Stefan, and Martin Fellendorf. "Long-Term Upgrade Strategy for Light Rail and Regional Rail." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2534, no. 1 (2015): 38–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2534-06.

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Suburban light rail transit (LRT) and regional rail systems face similar challenges when it comes to upgrade perspectives. A particular planning process is required for upgrade measures apart from conventional alignment modifications. This study investigated the similarities between LRT and regional rail characteristics and developed a robust decision framework that linked demand modeling, timetable construction, and infrastructure design in an integrated approach. The study applied a three-stage planning process for a regional railway system in a midsized Austrian city. A multimodal travel de

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Antkowiak, Bartosz. "Collision Risk Mitigating System for Light Rail Vehicles(LRV)." Archives of Mechanical Technology and Materials 38, no. 1 (2016): 50–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/amtm-2018-0009.

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Abstract This piece is dedicated tothedescription of the development of collision risk mitigating system. The proposed concept of control system is designed to enhance safety ofpassengers, a driver and other people in vicinityof light rail vehicles (tramways).The requirements were fulfilled thanks to the application of lidar sensor and feature of vehicle positioning on the track map created basingon precise measurements with the use of satellite navigation systemReal Time Kinematic. The map allows to eliminate errors of system operation and to enhance resistance to unfavorable ambient conditio

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AL NAGEIM, H., F. MOHAMMAD, and L. LESLEY. "DEFLECTION PROFILE OF A NEW LIGHT RAIL TRACK SYSTEM." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport 117, no. 4 (1996): 272–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/itran.1996.28844.

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Tam, Wai Pan, Shing-kai Chan, and Sum Chan. "Smart Light Rail: integrated speed and position supervision system." HKIE Transactions 24, no. 4 (2017): 237–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1023697x.2017.1375435.

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Knowles, Richard D. "Transport impacts of greater Manchester's metrolink light rail system." Journal of Transport Geography 4, no. 1 (1996): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0966-6923(95)00034-8.

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Stone, John R., Jane D. Allen, Armin Moerz, and Brian Gardner. "Transit system evaluation: Guideway bus vs. light rail transit." Journal of Advanced Transportation 26, no. 3 (1992): 213–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/atr.5670260303.

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Creemers, Lieve, Mario Cools, Hans Tormans, Pieter-Jan Lateur, Davy Janssens, and Geert Wets. "Identifying the Determinants of Light Rail Mode Choice for Medium- and Long-Distance Trips." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2275, no. 1 (2012): 30–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2275-04.

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The introduction of new public transport systems can influence society in a multitude of ways ranging from modal choices and the environment to economic growth. This paper examines the determinants of light rail mode choice for medium- and long-distance trips (10 to 40 km) for a new light rail system in Flanders, Belgium. To investigate these choices, the effects of various transport system–specific factors (i.e., travel cost, in-vehicle travel time, transit punctuality, waiting time, access and egress time, transfers, and availability of seats) as well as the travelers' personal traits were a

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Liu, Jiajia, Jiapeng Zhang, Zhongli Ma, Hangtian Zhang, and Shun Zhang. "Three-Dimensional Measurement of Full Profile of Steel Rail Cross-Section Based on Line-Structured Light." Electronics 12, no. 14 (2023): 3194. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics12143194.

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The wear condition of steel rails directly affects the safety of railway operations. Line-structured-light visual measurement technology is used for online measurement of rail wear due to its ability to achieve high-precision dynamic measurements. However, in dynamic measurements, the random deviation of the measurement plane caused by the vibration of the railcar results in changes in the actual measured rail profile relative to its cross-sectional profile, ultimately leading to measurement deviations. To address these issues, this paper proposes a method for three-dimensional measurement of

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Błaszczyk, Paweł M., and Małgorzata Kujawińska. "Low Cost Laser Triangulation System for Rail and Guide Wear Evaluation." Key Engineering Materials 518 (July 2012): 193–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.518.193.

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Periodic rail and guide wear evaluation is essential for their reliability and safety. By regular measurement it is possible to determine whether certain rail or guide fragments need urgent replacement reducing the risk of accidents. In the paper at first we present the measurement system, which is intended to operate in small rail systems such as trams, light rail, narrow gauge rail, mine rail. It can be adopted to operate in two modes: manual pulled along the rail or guide or automatic attached to a measurement car. The measuring system is flexible enabling the measurement of different featu

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Mendes, Lucas Mestres, Manel Rivera Bennàssar, and Joseph Y. J. Chow. "Comparison of Light Rail Streetcar Against Shared Autonomous Vehicle Fleet for Brooklyn–Queens Connector in New York City." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2650, no. 1 (2017): 142–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2650-17.

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Policy makers predict that autonomous vehicles will have significant market penetration in the next decade or so. In several simulation studies shared autonomous vehicle fleets have been shown to be effective public transit alternatives. This study compared the effectiveness of a shared autonomous vehicle fleet with an upcoming transit project proposed in New York City, the Brooklyn–Queens Connector light rail project. The study developed an event-based simulation model to compare the performance of the shared autonomous vehicle system with the light rail system under the same demand patterns,

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FUNATO, Hirohito, Tomoya SASANUMA, Toshiki MATSUI, and Shuto YAGAWA. "Next-Generation Light Rail Transit System Using Renewable Energy: Visit to Train Depot of Utsunomiya Light Rail Co. Ltd." Journal of The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan 145, no. 1 (2025): 4–7. https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejjournal.145.4.

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Tennyson, Edson L. "Analysis of Metro-Link Performance in Saint Louis, Missouri." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1930, no. 1 (2005): 68–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198105193000109.

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In 1946 St. Louis Public Service Company, Missouri, the eighth largest transit system in the United States, was a highly respected metropolitan operation. In 1993 the St. Louis transit system was no longer among the 30 largest systems. The precipitous decline paralleled a 61% decline in the city of St. Louis population, offset by only modest suburban population growth. In an effort to restore transit viability to the St. Louis metropolitan area, an 18-mi light rail transit line was inaugurated in 1993. Using abandoned railroad facilities, including a downtown tunnel and Mississippi River bridg

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Radu, Petru Valentin, Miroslaw Lewandowski, Adam Szelag, and Marcin Steczek. "Short-Circuit Fault Current Modeling of a DC Light Rail System with a Wayside Energy Storage Device." Energies 15, no. 10 (2022): 3527. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15103527.

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This paper proposes a simulation model to calculate short-circuit fault currents in a DC light rail system with a wayside energy storage device. The simulation model was built in MATLAB/Simulink using the electrical information required to define a comprehensive DC traction power rail system. The short-circuit fault current results obtained from the simulation model were compared with hand calculation results obtained using EN 50123-1 guidance. The relative error was 1.02%, which validates the model. A case study was carried out for a 1500 V DC light rail system. In the case study, a method wa

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Mgebrishvili, Nikoloz, Maksim Iavich, Giorgi Iashvili, and Amiran Nodia. "Secure Software for Rail Circuits in the Form of Distributed Sensors." WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION SCIENCE AND APPLICATIONS 18 (May 24, 2021): 20–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.37394/23209.2021.18.4.

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In order to improve the safety of train traffic, we propose to introduce into practice a new type of rail circuits, fiber-optic rail circuits. Fiber optic cable is very sensitive to external shocks, vibration and deformation, which can play a crucial role in the detection of mechanical damage of rails and wheel sets and also to improve the positioning of the rolling stock. The branches of the fiber optic cable not only serve as a conductor of information, but also serve as a sensor, as they can perceive vibration. An OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) analyzes the backscattered light sig

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Desta, Robel, Daric Tesfaye, and János Tóth. "Microscopic Traffic Characterization of Light Rail Transit Systems at Level Crossings." Advances in Civil Engineering 2021 (May 26, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5574848.

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The movement of the light rail vehicles (LRVs) is highly interrupted at level crossings during peak hour times, especially when the intersections are not regulated by a coordinated signal system. Traffic modelling ensures better understanding and interpretation of complex traffic interactions. This study is aimed at modelling light rail transit (LRT) system operational characteristics at level crossings in Addis Ababa City using VISSIM software. The studied scenarios at Sebategna (All Way Stop Controlled, AWSC) and CMC (Roundabout) level crossings are the baseline without LRT scenario, the act

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Vigrass, J. William, and Andrew K. Smith. "Light Rail in Britain and France." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1930, no. 1 (2005): 79–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198105193000110.

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Great Britain and France have experienced a dramatic resurgence of light rail in the past two decades. Beginning in the early 1980s, following a 30-year abandonment of street railways in favor of motorbuses, cities in both countries developed new light rail transit systems as a response to declining transit ridership, faded downtowns in need of revitalization, and the high construction costs of heavy rail and metro. Britain and France have pursued greatly different approaches to the implementation of light rail. The purpose of this paper is to point out these differences and, through the use o

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Luzin, Vladimir, C. Rathod, D. Wexler, Paul Boyd, and Manicka Dhanasekar. "Residual Stresses in Rail-Ends from the in-Service Insulated Rail Joints Using Neutron Diffraction." Materials Science Forum 768-769 (September 2013): 741–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.768-769.741.

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Insulated rail joints (IRJs) are an integral part of the rail track signaling system and pose significant maintenance and replacement costs due to their low and fluctuating service lives. Failure occurs mainly in rail head region, bolt- holes of fishplates and web-holes of the rails. Propagation of cracks is influenced by the evolution of internal residual stresses in rails during rail manufacturing (hot-rolling, roller-straightening, and head-hardening process), and during service, particularly in heavy rail haul freight systems where loads are high. In this investigation, rail head accumulat

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Schirripa Spagnolo, Giuseppe, and Fabio Leccese. "LED Rail Signals: Full Hardware Realization of Apparatus with Independent Intensity by Temperature Changes." Electronics 10, no. 11 (2021): 1291. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111291.

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Nowadays, signal lights are made using light-emitting diode arrays (LEDs). These devices are extremely energy efficient and have a very long lifetime. Unfortunately, especially for yellow/amber LEDs, the intensity of the light is closely related to the junction temperature. This makes it difficult to design signal lights to be used in naval, road, railway, and aeronautical sectors, capable of fully respecting national and international regulations. Furthermore, the limitations prescribed by the standards must be respected in a wide range of temperature variations. In other words, in the signal

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Paul, D. "Light rail transit DC traction power system surge overvoltage protection." IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 38, no. 1 (2002): 21–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/28.980340.

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Rusciano, Nicola, Massimo Viscardi, and Stefano Ferraiuolo. "Noise reduction strategies for a light metro rail traction system." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 123, no. 5 (2008): 3384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.2934033.

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Taheri Andani, Masood, Abdullah Mohammed, Ashish Jain, and Mehdi Ahmadian. "Application of LIDAR technology for rail surface monitoring and quality indexing." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 232, no. 5 (2017): 1398–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954409717727200.

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This paper investigates the application of Doppler Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors for the assessment of the top of rail lubricity condition and layer material. Different top of rail conditions are distinguished by the system using a new pair of rail surface indices defined based on LIDAR measurements. These indices provide quantitative representations of the top of rail condition due to the fact that Doppler frequency range and spectral magnitude of a backscattered LIDAR beam are functions of the rail surface figure as well as the light absorption properties of the surface materia

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Lin, Xiao, J. Riley Edwards, Marcus S. Dersch, Thomas A. Roadcap, and Conrad Ruppert. "Load quantification of the wheel–rail interface of rail vehicles for the infrastructure of light rail, heavy rail, and commuter rail transit." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 232, no. 2 (2017): 596–605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954409716684266.

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The type and magnitude of loads that pass through the track superstructure have a great impact on both the design and the performance of the concrete crossties and fastening systems. To date, the majority of North American research that focus on quantifying the rail infrastructure loading conditions has been conducted on heavy-haul freight railroads. However, the results and recommendations of these studies may not be applicable to the rail transit industry due to a variety of factors. Unlike the freight railroads, which have standardized maximum gross rail loads and superstructure design prac

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Geissenheimer, Harold H. "PART 4: Rail Transit: New Vehicle Options for Lower-Cost Rail Mobility: Using Diesel or Dual-Powered Light Rail Cars as a Transfer of Technology." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1571, no. 1 (1997): 123–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1571-16.

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An exciting opportunity exists to transfer innovative transit technology and operating scenarios from Europe to North America. There is a need to demonstrate a range of mobility options using efficient and cost-effective new technologies to maximize the use of available rail rights of way. The use of a new generation of self-propelled diesel power cars (DMU) or dual-powered electric light rail vehicles (LRVs) combined with changes in operations and organization can provide a low-cost way to operate efficient rail service on marginal lines. Two types of DMUs and two applications of dual-powered

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Samuylov, Valeriy M., Lyudmila V. Gashkova, Sergey A. Bronnikov, and Huang Kuizhuang. "Development of light rail transport in the Chinese highland town Chungking." Innotrans, no. 3 (2020): 27–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.20291/2311-164x-2020-3-27-32.

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The article discloses the concept and essence of light rail transport as exemplified by the Chinese town Chungking. It is a large modern megapolis, centre of economic, financial, scientific and technological innovations, navigation, commerce and logistics of China. The analysis of transport system and economy development peculiarities of Chungking and its surroundings is given. The international experience of light rail transport is examined.

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Harrison, John A., Thomas R. Cooper, Lina Lawrence, Bryan Williams, Charity Duran Ketchum, and John Sleavin. "Integration of Light Rail on the I-90 Floating Bridge across Lake Washington." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2607, no. 1 (2017): 74–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2607-10.

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Installing light rail transit across a floating roadway bridge presents many unique challenges, foremost of which is how to design the multidimensional moving joints at both ends of transition spans between the fixed and floating structures. A technical solution to this technical challenge has been proposed, analyzed, modeled, designed, and prototype tested in the context of the East Link Extension, a light rail transit project being carried out by Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit). Described are the planning, execution, and results of a full-scale prototype testin

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Kirkpatrick, Earl L. "Case History: Stray Current Interference from a Light Rail Transit System." Materials Performance 52, no. 1 (2013): 32–35. https://doi.org/10.5006/mp2013_52_1-32.

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This article presents a case history of stray current interference from a light rail transit system on a three-circuit, 69-kV pipe-type cable network. It covers the corrective action taken and the results of the remediation.

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Pei, Yu Chun. "The Research of Magnetic Track Brake System." Applied Mechanics and Materials 427-429 (September 2013): 1342–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.427-429.1342.

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This paper introduces the braking system scheme of low floor light rail vehicle, applying the regenerative braking and magnetic track brake, realizes service braking, emergency braking, parking brake and holding brake, also adjusts the braking force according to the load change.

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Belikov, A., K. Kreknin, Z. Matsuk, and V. Protsiv. "Lubricants for rail transport liquid (plastic) for friction pair “wheel – rail”." Naukovyi Visnyk Natsionalnoho Hirnychoho Universytetu, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): 63–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.33271/nvngu/2022-1/063.

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Purpose. To formulate the requirements for the basic properties of lubricants suitable for use in the systems of on-board lubricators of rail vehicles. To develop a generalized algorithm for controlling the devices of the lubrication system of rail vehicles and to propose a method for controlling the lubrication system of the wheel flanges of a rail vehicle, which makes it possible to turn on the system in advance in order to prevent an increase in the interaction forces of the wheel flanges and rails during the entry to the curved section of the rail track, as well as on the turnouts. Methodo

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Reid, John D., Dean L. Sicking, Ronald K. Faller, and Brian G. Pfeifer. "Development of a New Guardrail System." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1599, no. 1 (1997): 72–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1599-09.

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The W-beam guardrail system has been the standard in the United States since the late 1950s and has proved to perform reasonably well under most impact conditions. However, in recent years the vehicle fleet has changed to include a relatively large percentage of light trucks, such as pickups, vans, and sport-utility vehicles. These vehicles have a higher center of mass and bumper mounting height than conventional automobiles and have been shown to have higher rollover and injury rates during guardrail accidents than conventional automobiles. Standard W-beam guardrails were not designed to capt

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