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110 2  $a National Research Council (U.S.). $b Committee for Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development Program, $b Committee for Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development Program, $e author.
245 10 $a Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration research and development program / $c Committee for Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration Research and Development Program, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.
264  1 $a Washington, D.C. : $b Transportation Research Board, $c 2015.
300    $a viii, 61 pages ; $c 23 cm.
490 1  $a Transportation Research Board special report ; $v 316
520    $a "TRB Special Report 316: Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Research and Development Program assesses the effectiveness of FRA's process for identifying research priorities and the usefulness of FRA's Research and Development (R&D) products for improving railroad safety. The study was conducted at the request of FRA. The committee evaluated the performance of four Office of R&D divisions: Track and Structures, Rolling Stock, Train Control and Communications, and Human Factors. The committee also evaluated the R&D support functions of planning, evaluation, and management. Evaluation criteria included the extent to which FRA R&D activities are based on an understanding of industry and FRA needs and priorities; benefit from communication with relevant parties within and beyond FRA; and yield products that are high quality, applicable, and have demonstrable benefits. The committee concluded that the overall productivity of the R&D program appears good and that the program appears well focused on safety. It offered recommendations for ways to strengthen the program in the areas of communications with industry and the Office of Railroad Safety, priority-setting, strategic planning, and project evaluation"--Provided by publisher.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references.
505 0  $a Conclusions on the R&D divisions' programs -- Conclusions on R&D support functions -- Recommendations -- Introduction: Method of the review -- Organization of the report -- Track and structures: Case study projects -- Context -- Input -- Impact -- Human factors: Case study projects -- Context -- Input -- Impact -- Rolling stock: Case study projects -- Context -- Input -- Impact -- Train control and communications: Case study projects -- Context -- Input -- Impact -- R&D support functions: Communication -- Priority setting -- Strategic planning -- Evaluation.
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650  0 $a Railroads $x Research $x Research $z United States.
650  0 $a Federal aid to research $z United States.
710 2  $a National Research Council (U.S.). $b Transportation Research Board, $e issuing body.
830  0 $a Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; $v 316.
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