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Rail Transportation – Releases 2012

• Alternative Performance Measures for Rail-focused Track Safety, TranSys Research Ltd., March 2012. TP 15193E (Report available in PDF version)

Rail Transportation – Releases 2009

• Visual Behaviour and Conspicuity/Effectiveness of Grade Crossing Elements, Human Factors North Inc., Université de Calgary, mars 2008. TP 14801F (Report available in PDF version)

Rail Transportation – Releases 2008

• A low-cost rail warning system for private and farm road crossings, University of New Brunswick, May 2007. TP 14735E (Report available in PDF version, 2,540 KB)
• Performance measures from track geometry cars: In-service evaluation of a dynamic response L/V predictor, TranSys Research Ltd., August 2007. TP 14739E (Report available in PDF version, 159 KB)
• Proceedings of the Canadian Railway Research Symposium Railway Research Advisory Board, November 2007. TP 14818E(Report available in PDF version, 323 KB)
• Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on Railway Ground Hazard Research, University of Alberta, December 2006. TP 14499E (CD-ROM)
• Remote track switch position indication system, University of New Brunswick, June 2007. TP 14736E (Report available in PDF version, 2,223 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2007

• Évaluation d'avertisseurs fixes à Saguenay, TranSys Research Ltd., Août 2006. TP 14616F (Report available in PDF version, 643 KB)
• Ground penetrating radar investigation of ballast on the CN and CP rail lines near Ashcroft, British Columbia, Associated Mining Consultants Ltd., June 2006. TP 14607E (Report available in PDF version, 839 kB; appendices available in print version only)
• Identification and examination of safety at private crossings, IBI Group, March 2007. TP 14679E (Report available in PDF version, 2,000 KB)
• Identification and examination of safety at private crossings – Project summary/Inventaire et examen des facteurs de sécurité aux passages à niveau privés – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, September/septembre 2007. TP 14729
• Inventaire et examen des facteurs de sécurité aux passages à niveau privés, IBI Group, mars 2007. TP 14679F (Report available in PDF version, 2,183 KB)
• Listening for rockfalls – Microseismic technology may help railways better detect rockfalls at a distance/À l'écoute des éboulements – Grâce à la technologie sismique, les chemins de fer pourront détecter les éboulements à distance, R&D Update/Actualités R&D, volume 17, no. 1, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, July/juillet 2007. TP 10913
• Proceedings of the/Compte rendu du Track Safety Rules Symposium, Improving the track safety rules – A roadmap for improvements, Transportation Development Centre and Rail Safety Directorate of Transport Canada, September 2006. TP 14650 (CD-ROM)
• Saguenay wayside horn evaluation project, TranSys Research Ltd., August 2006. TP 14616E (Report available in PDF version, 623 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2006

• Évaluation préliminaire de méthodes automatisées de répression des infractions aux passages à niveau, TranSys Research Ltd., Décembre 2005. TP 14517F (Report available in PDF version, 910 KB)
• ITS strategies for commercial vehicles at grade crossings – Project summary/Stratégies STI pour véhicules utilitaires aux passages à niveau – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, December/décembre 2005. TP 14474
• Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) – Survey of CN rail track near Yale, British Columbia, Terrapoint Canada Inc., October 2005. TP 14538E (Report available in PDF version, 784 KB)
• Natural rail hazards – Detection technology evaluation, MIRARCO, Geomechanics Research Centre, December 2004. TP 14537E (Report available in PDF version, 1,843 KB)
• Pilot evaluation of automated grade crossing signal enforcement – Project summary/Évaluation préliminaire de méthodes automatisées de répression des infractions aux passages à niveau – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, May/mai 2006. TP 14523
• Pilot evaluation of automated grade crossing signal enforcement, TranSys Research Ltd., December 2005. TP 14517E (Report available in PDF version, 865 KB)
• Preliminary evaluation of biodiesel blends using a single-cylinder medium-speed diesel engine, Engine Systems Development Centre, April 2005. TP 14390E (Report available in PDF version, 354 KB)
• Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Research/Compte rendu du Septième atelier sur la recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports and/et Rail Safety Directorate/Direction générale de la sécurité ferroviaire, November/novembre 2005. TP 13536 (CD-ROM)
• Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Railway Ground Hazard Research, University of Alberta, December 2005. TP 14499E (CD-ROM)
• Service testing of the Resco steered frame freight car truck on the Norfolk Southern Railroad, and comparisons with standard and premium three-piece trucks, Resco Engineering, October 2006. TP 14632E (Report available in PDF version, 1,561 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2005

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• 2005 Update of the Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Research Program/2005 Mise à jour du programme de recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, November/novembre 2005. TP 14162
• ITS strategies for commercial vehicles at grade crossings, L-P Tardif &Associates Inc., July 2004. TP 14384E (Report available in PDF version,1,070 KB)
• Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Railway Ground Hazard Research, Queen's University, February 2005. TP 14499E (CD-ROM)
• Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Research/Compte rendu du Sixième atelier sur la recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports and/et Rail Safety Directorate/Direction générale de la sécurité ferroviaire, November/novembre 2004. TP 13536 (CD-ROM)
• Railway Ground Hazard Research Program/Programme de recherche sur les risques géologiques en transport ferroviaire, R&D Update/Actualités R&D, volume 15, no. 1, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, April/avril 2005. TP 10913
• Second train warning at grade crossings, IBI Group, April 2004. TP 14288E (Report available in PDF version, 5,096 KB)
• Second train warning at grade crossings – Project summary/ Système d'avertissement de l'approche d'un autre train aux passages à niveau – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, March/mars 2005. TP 14347
• Stratégies STI pour véhicules utilitaires aux passages à niveau, L-P Tardif &Associates Inc., Juillet 2004. TP 14384F (Report available in PDF version,1,179 KB)
• Système d'avertissement de l'approche d'un autre train aux passages à niveau, Le Groupe IBI, avril 2004. TP 14288F (Report available in PDF version, 5,193 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2004

• Détermination des «points noirs» parmi les passages à niveau : Phase 1, Université de Waterloo, Août 2003. TP 14168F (Report available in PDF version, 1,155 KB)
• Development of a particulate emissions measuring system, Engine Systems Development Centre, October 2003. TP 14204E (Report available in PDF version, 1,173 KB)
• Feasibility study of using composite materials for traction motor bearings, National Research Council Canada, August 2003. TP 14160E (Report available in PDF version, 2,325 KB)
• Identifying highway-railway grade crossing black spots: Phase 1, University of Waterloo, August 2003. TP 14168E (Report available in PDF version, 1,175 KB)
• Identifying highway-railway grade crossing black spots – Project summary/Détermination des «points noirs» parmi les passages à niveau – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, November/novembre 2004. TP 14282
• Impact des véhicules lourds sur la sécurité aux passages à niveau – Développement d'un outil de conception adapté, École Polytechnique de Montréal, mai 2003. TP 14172F (Report available in PDF version, 3,120 KB)
• Impact of heavy vehicles on crossing safety: development of an adapted design tool – Project summary/Impact des véhicules lourds sur la sécurité aux passages à niveau : développement d'un outil de conception adapté – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, April/avril 2004. TP 14234
• Impact of heavy vehicles on crossing safety – Development of an adapted design tool, École Polytechnique de Montréal, May 2003. TP 14172E (Report available in PDF version, 2,852 KB)
• Locomotive horn evaluation: effectiveness at operating speeds – Project summary/Évaluation de klaxons de locomotives : Efficacité et vitesses d'exploitation – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, January/janvier 2004. TP 14163
• Panneau d’avertissement de l’approche d’un autre train – Élaboration d’un concept, Gauthier Dubois Girard architectes, octobre 2003. TP 14232F (Report available in PDF version, 2,062 KB)
• Performance measures from track geometry cars: A dynamic response L/V predictor, TranSys Research Ltd., May 2004. TP 14309E (Report available in PDF version, 371 KB)
• Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Research/Compte rendu du Cinquième atelier sur la recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports and/et Rail Safety Directorate/Direction générale de la sécurité ferroviaire, November/novembre 2003. TP 13536 (Report available on CD-ROM)
• Proceedings of the First Workshop on Railway Ground Hazard Research, University of Alberta, April 2004. TP 14499E (CD-ROM)
• Second train event safety sign – Concept development, Gauthier Dubois Girard architectes, October 2003. TP 14232E (Report available in PDF version, 2,016 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2003

• A human factors analysis of highway-railway grade crossing accidents in Canada, Cognitive Ergonomics Research laboratory, 2002. TP 13938E (Report available in PDF version, 2,390 KB)
• Analysis of the human factors contributing to grade crossing accidents: Project summary/Analyse des facteurs humains contribuant aux accidents aux passages à niveau : Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, April/avril 2003. TP 14003
• Biodiesel as a locomotive fuel in Canada, Robert Dunn Enr., 2003. TP 14106E (Report available in PDF version, 2,060 KB)
• Burner tests on defective thermal protection systems, Queen's University, 2003. TP 14066E (Report available in PDF version, 17 MB)
• Development of a standard for light emitting diode (LED) signal lights designed to improve warning signals at grade crossings – Project summary/ Élaboration d’une norme pour les feux de signalisation à diodes électroluminescentes (DEL) destinés à améliorer la signalisation aux passages à niveau – Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, July/juillet 2003. TP 14030
• Évaluation de klaxons de locomotives : efficacité et vitesses d'exploitation, TranSys Research Inc., 2003. TP 14103F (Report available in PDF version, 9,835 KB)
• Impact of curvature on track geometry safety standards, National Research Council Canada, 2003. TP 14071E (Report available in PDF version, 1,702 KB)
• LED technology for improved conspicuity of signal lights at highway-railway grade crossings, Carmanah Technologies Inc., 2003. TP 14043E (Report available in PDF version, 11 MB)
• Locomotive horn evaluation: Effectiveness at operating speeds, TranSys Research Inc., 2003. TP 14103E (Report available in PDF version, 9,976 KB)
• Performance testing of the resco steered frame freight car truck at the AAR test track, and comparisons with standard and premium three-piece trucks, Resco Engineering, 2003. TP 14075E (Report available in PDF version, 2,524 KB)
• Proceedings of the fourth workshop on highway-railway grade crossing research/Compte rendu du quatrième atelier sur la recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports and/et Rail Safety Directorate/Direction générale de la sécurité ferroviaire, November/novembre 2002. TP 13536 (Report available on CD-ROM)
• Railway rockfall electromagnetic field disturbance system development and test results, Canadian Pacific Railway, 2002. TP 13928E (Report available in PDF version, 1,875 KB)
• Simplified fuel additive test phase IV: Test protocol, Engine Systems Development Centre, 2003. TP 14110E (Report available in PDF version, 216 KB)
• Technology to meet EPA locomotive emissions standards without fuel penalties, Peter Eggleton ENR., 2003. TP 14124E (Report available in PDF version, 4,310 KB)
• Une analyse des facteurs humains dans les accidents aux passages à niveau au Canada, Cognitive Ergonomics Research laboratory, 2002. TP 13938F (Report available in PDF version, 3,104 KB)
• Update of the Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Research Program/Mise à jour du programme de recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, June/juin 2003. TP 14162 (Document available in PDF version, 78 KB)
• Utilisation de la technologie DEL pour améliorer la perceptibilité des feux de signalisation aux passages à niveau, Carmanah Technologies Inc., 2003. TP 14043F (Report available in PDF version, 10 MB)
• Workshop on slide and washout hazards: Managing natural risks on railways – Proceedings/Atelier sur les risques de glissement de terrain et de ravinement : Gestion des risques naturels sur les voies ferrées – Compte rendu, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, May/mai 2002. TP 14053 (Report available on CD-ROM)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2002

• Influence of duty cycles and fleet profile on emissions from locomotives in Canada, Robert Dunn, June 2002. TP 13945E (Report available in PDF version, 1,790 KB)
• Performance measures from track geometry cars: a vehicle dynamic response predictor, TranSys Research Ltd., November 2002. TP 13921E (Report available in PDF version, 1,189 KB)
• Proceedings of the third workshop on rail-highway grade crossing research/Compte rendu du troisième atelier sur la recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports and/et Rail Safety Directorate/Direction générale de la sécurité ferroviaire, November/novembre 2001. TP 13536 (Report available on CD-ROM)
• Proceedings of the workshop on locomotive emissions /Compte rendu de l'atelier sur les émissions des locomotives, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, July/juillet 2002. TP 13948 (Report available on CD-ROM)
• Schema for demonstrating a natural gas-fueled railway operation, Peter Eggleton ENR, November 2002. TP 14016E (Report available in PDF version, 992 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2001

• Diesel fuel quality and locomotive emissions in Canada, Robert Dunn, April 2001. TP 13783E (Report available in PDF version, 122 KB)
• Grade crossing contraventions and motor carrier safety assessment, L.-P. Tardif &Associates Inc., May 2001. TP 13792E (Report available in PDF version, 328 KB)
• Grade crossing contraventions and motor carrier safety assessment: Project summary/Infractions aux passages à niveau et cotes de sécurité des transporteurs routier : Sommaire de projet, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, October/octobre 2001. TP 13819
• Infractions aux passages à niveau et cotes de sécurité des transporteurs routiers, L.-P. Tardif &Associates Inc., Mai 2001. TP 13792F (Report available in PDF version, 346 KB)
• Overview of the highway-railway grade crossing research program/Aperçu du programme de recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, October/octobre 2001. TP 13820 (Document available in PDF version, 427 KB)
• Proceedings of the second workshop on rail-highway grade crossing research/Compte rendu du deuxième atelier sur la recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports and/et Rail Safety Directorate/Direction générale de la sécurité ferroviaire, February/février 2001. TP 13536 (Report available in PDF version, 20 MB)
• Simplified fuel additive test phase 3: testing and verification, Engine Systems Development Centre, August 2001. TP 13823E (Report available in PDF version, 787 KB)
• Systèmes d'indication de la position d'aiguilles à manoeuvre manuelle en zone exempte de signalisation, Groupe des transports, Département de génie civil, Université du Nouveau-Brunswick, Novembre 2001. TP 13853F (Revised version of report posted in PDF version, 18 December 2001 3,212 KB)
• Systems to indicate the position of a hand-operated switch on non-signalled rail lines, Transportation Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, November 2001. TP 13853E (Revised version of report posted in PDF version, 18 December 2001 3,245 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 2000

• Development of a mobile inspection system for rail integrity assessment, Tektrend International Inc., June 2000. TP 13611E (Report available in PDF version, 1,201 KB)
• Proceedings of the workshop on rail-highway grade crossing research/Compte rendu de l'Atelier sur la recherche sur les passages à niveau, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports and/et Rail Safety Directorate/Direction générale de la sécurité ferroviaire, March/mars 2000. TP 13536 (Report available in PDF version, 18 MB)
• Railway bearing diagnostics: laboratory data analysis, Innovation Centre, Manufacturing Technologies Program, National Research Council Canada, September 1999. TP 13472E (Report available in PDF version, 1,637 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 1999

• Comparative tests on the Resco steered-frame freight car truck and a standard three-piece truck, Resco Engineering, August 1998. TP 13334E (Report available in PDF version, 2,704 KB)
• Étude sur l'application de matériau rétroréfléchissant sur les dispositifs de signalisation des passages à niveau, Beauchemin-Beaton-Lapointe Inc., novembre 1997. TP 13128F
• Grade crossing safety – four-year research program launched/La sécurité des passages à niveau – lancement d'un programme de recherche d'une durée de quatre ans, R&D Update/Actualités R&D, volume 9 no. 4, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, October/octobre 1999. TP 10913
• Impact of EPA locomotive emissions standards on Canadian railway sector, Peter Eggleton Enr., July 1999. TP 13475E (Report available in PDF version, 1,830 KB)
• Review of natural gas fuelled locomotive technology, Engine Systems Development Center (ESDC), August 1999. TP 13470E (Report available in PDF version, 1,068 KB)
• Simplified fuel additive test, phase 2: Procedure development and methodology, Engine Systems Development Center, September 1999. TP 13494E (Report available in PDF version, 1,079 KB)
• Study of adding reflective materials to crossing signs and posts, Beauchemin-Beaton-Lapointe Inc., November 1997 (revised edition July 1999). TP 13128E (Report available in PDF version, 1,998 KB)
• Tank container impact standard, phase 2 report, TES Limited and Centre for Surface Transportation Technology (NRC), September 1998. TP 13307E (Report available in PDF version, 1,911 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 1998

• A review of state-of-the-art train control systems technology, Transportation Development Centre, March 1998. TP 13105E (Report available in PDF version, 1,821 KB)
• Development of a locomotive engine condition monitoring system, Advanced Engine Technology Ltd. (AET), May 1997. TP 13020E
• DYNATRAK II – rail surface defect detection system, NDT Technologies Inc., June 1998. TP 13255E
• Feasibility of a simplified fuel additive evaluation protocol, Engine System Development Centre Inc., March 1998. TP 13215E (Report available in PDF version, 326 KB)
• Study of adding reflective materials to crossing signs and posts, Beauchemin-Beaton-Lapointe Inc., November 1997. TP 13128E
• Sustainable transport technology: framework for action, Delcan Corporation, September 1997. TP 13030E (Report available in PDF version, 1,849 KB)
• Technologies de transport durable : cadre d'action, Delcan Corporation, Septembre 1997. TP 13030F (Report available in PDF version, 1,856 KB)
• Watching the trains go by/Identification automatique des trains et des conteneurs, R&D Update/Actualités R&D, volume 8, no. 3, Transportation Development Centre/Centre de développement des transports, November/novembre 1998. TP 10913

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Rail Transportation – Releases 1997

• Assessment of rail defect inspection technology, Tektrend International Inc., November 1996. TP 12914E
• Identification of second-train warning systems for pedestrians, Beauchemin Beaton Lapointe Inc., May 1997. TP 13018E
• Performance measures from track geometry cars: feasibility of wheel load and defect prediction, TranSys Research Ltd., March 1997. TP 12999E
• Study of one-person train operations, Beauchemin Beaton Lapointe Inc., May 1997. TP 12974E (Report available in PDF version, 3,998 KB)

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Rail Transportation – Releases 1996

• Analysis of a steering truck retrofit for 6-axle locomotives, 2 volumes, RESCO Engineering, June 1996. TP 12752E
• Determination of stress state in continuously welded rails, Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport, April 1992. TP 11463E
• High speed rail and Maglev: evolution, status and prospects, Queen's University, March 1996. TP 12717E (Report only available in PDF version, 6,904 KB)
• Innotermodal road-rail system, Ecorail Inc. and Consultants Canarail Canada Inc., August 1996. TP 12598E
• Residual stress measurement, 2 volumes, Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport, January 1994. TP 11946E
• Système rail-route innotermodal, Ecorail inc. et Consultants Canarail Canada inc., octobre 1994. TP 12598F
• Use of instrumented wheelset to quantify coal car performance under increased axle load conditions, Canadian Pacific Ltd., April 1996. TP 12722E

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Rail Transportation – Releases 1995

• Grade crossing accident data assessment, 2 volumes, Beauchemin-Beaton-Lapointe Inc., September 1994. TP 12247E
• Management of transportation wastes at transport nodes, AGRA Earth &Environmental Limited, April 1995. TP 12473E
• The use of EEG and MEG to study rail operator fatigue, Applied Brain Behaviour Systems Ltd., August 1994. TP 12254E

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