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Multimodal Freight Program

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    • Technical and Planning Policy
    • Freight and Passenger Rail
    • Interaction of Rail with Other Freight Modes
    • Rail-Highway Interaction
    • Evaluation of Innovative Technologies
    • Rail Safety Research
    • High Speed Rail
    • Movement of Hazardous Materials
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Rail Research

Safety being a key ingredient in research efforts, TTI Rail Research hosts a bi-annual National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Training Conference.

Safety being a key ingredient in research efforts, TTI Rail Research hosts a bi-annual National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Training Conference.

From Past to Present

One of the most iconic images of American transportation is the train. Starting in the mid 1800s, the building of rail lines helped to bridge the young nation together. Rail ushered in an era of mobility—the movement of people and goods.

Today, rail remains a critical component of our nation’s transportation system. Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Rail Research, a part of the Freight and Trade Division, is dedicated to exploring the future of freight and passenger rail. Other activities include the interaction of rail with other transportation modes such as intermodal trucking or ships and with traffic at highway-rail crossings.

From the futuristic freight shuttle to planning and determining the feasibility of high-speed rail, the TTI Rail Research staff explores every aspect of rail.

Research Areas
  • Technical and Planning Policy
  • Freight and Passenger Rail
  • Interaction of Rail with Other Freight Modes
  • Rail-Highway Interaction
  • Evaluation of Innovative Technologies
  • Rail Safety Research
  • High Speed Rail
  • Movement of Hazardous Materials
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