Research in Progress (RIP) https://rip.trb.org/ en-us Copyright © 2026. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod) tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod) Research in Progress (RIP) https://rip.trb.org/Images/PageHeader-wTitle-RIP.jpg https://rip.trb.org/ Experimental Determination of Crack Growth in Rails Subjected to Long-Term Cyclic Fatigue Loading https://rip.trb.org/View/2573184 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:01:56 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/2573184 Railway Right of Way Monitoring and Early Warning System (RailMEWS) Based on Satellite and Aerial Imagery https://rip.trb.org/View/2353427 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:46:14 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/2353427 Monitoring Rail Bed Infrastructure Using Wireless Passive Sensing (1.20) https://rip.trb.org/View/1994175 Fri, 15 Jul 2022 14:59:06 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1994175 Field Demonstration of Advance Landslide Warning Index for Railroad Tracks on Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line in Pennsylvania https://rip.trb.org/View/1907167 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:16:34 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1907167 The Feasibility of Promoting Local Rail Vibrations Using Electromechanical Impedance Method https://rip.trb.org/View/1890169 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:50:12 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1890169 Development of A Turnout Rail Break Warning (TRBW) System Based on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing (DOFS) Technologies https://rip.trb.org/View/1688106 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:06:41 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1688106 Efficacy and Durability of Advanced Retrofitted Emissions Controls for Passenger Service Diesel Locomotives https://rip.trb.org/View/1651044 Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:46:30 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1651044 Leveraging High-Resolution LiDAR and Stream Geomorphic Assessment Datasets to Expand Regional Hydraulic Geometry Curves for Vermont: A Blueprint for New England States (C5.2018) https://rip.trb.org/View/1591306 Sun, 10 Mar 2019 10:20:03 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1591306 Future-Proof Transportation Infrastructure through Proactive, Intelligent, and Public-involved Planning and Management (4.2) https://rip.trb.org/View/1590601 Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:32:37 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1590601 Mobile 3D Printing of Rail Track Surface for Rapid Repairment https://rip.trb.org/View/1475696 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:30:56 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1475696 Developing Acoustic Technology to Detect Transverse Defects in Rail at High Speed (220 mph) https://rip.trb.org/View/1475694 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 20:03:08 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1475694 Rail Fatigue Life Forecasting Using Big Data Analysis Techniques https://rip.trb.org/View/1475692 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 19:41:01 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1475692 Development and Validation of a New Generation Rail Wear Model Using Emerging Big-Data Analytic Techniques https://rip.trb.org/View/1475691 Sun, 23 Jul 2017 19:33:31 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1475691 Paving the Way for Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Technologies in the Motor Carrier and Rail Industries https://rip.trb.org/View/1436307 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:47:21 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1436307 St. Louis Freight Development Plan https://rip.trb.org/View/1402936 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:03:15 GMT https://rip.trb.org/View/1402936