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Railway Transportation

Efficient railway transportation helps ensure both population mobility and a functioning supply chain, but railway reliability is often threatened by inadequate capacity, aging infrastructure, increasing freight costs, and potential security threats. RAND researchers have explored and recommended different approaches to modernizing rail systems and keeping them safe.

Journal Article

Journal Article

Quantifying Individuals' Trade-Offs Between Privacy, Liberty and Security: The Case of Rail Travel in UK

This paper uses a stated choice experiment to quantify individuals' tradeoffs between privacy and security within a real-life context, namely rail travel in the UK.

Mar 31, 2010
News Release

News Release

U.S. Freight System Modernization Necessary to Reduce Bottlenecks, Improve Security

The long-term efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. freight transportation system is threatened by bottlenecks, inefficient use of some parts of the infrastructure components, vulnerability to disruptions, and crucial environmental and energy concerns.

Jun 9, 2009
News Release

News Release

Pennsylvania's Rail System Will Require Collaborative Approach to Improve Safety and Security

Pennsylvania leaders have an active role to play in coordinating public and private efforts to improve the safety and security of Pennsylvania's extensive and complex railroad system.

Nov 24, 2008
Multimedia

The Arc: A Formal Structure For a Palestinian State

Building on analyses that RAND conducted between 2002 and 2004, this presentation explores the options for strengthening the physical infrastructure of a potential future independent Palestinian state.

Aug 26, 2008
News Release

News Release

RAND Study Provides Framework for Passenger-Rail Systems to Cost-Effectively Protect Riders from Terrorist Attacks

U.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems, but such systems are vulnerable to terrorist attack. A framework developed for rail security planners and policymakers can help guide cost-effective plans to secure their rail systems from attacks.

Dec 11, 2007
Report

Report

A Framework for Planning Cost-Effective Rail Security Against a Terrorist Attack

U.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems, but such systems are vulnerable to terrorist attack. A framework developed for rail security planners and policymakers can help guide cost-effective plans to secure their rail systems from attacks.

Dec 2, 2007
Research Brief

Research Brief

Can Publicly Available Information Be Used in Planning Terrorist Attacks?

This fact sheet describes a framework for assessing the availability of publicly available information for planning attacks on the U.S. air, rail, and sea transportation infrastructure and the results of applying the framework in a red-team exercise.

Aug 1, 2007
Report

Report

Can Terrorists Use Publicly Available Information in Attacks?

How much data regarding U.S. defenses is publicly available and how easily could it be found by individuals seeking to harm U.S. domestic interests? A new framework guides assessments of the availability of such information for planning attacks on the U.S. air, rail, and sea transportation infrastructure.

Jul 18, 2007
News Release

News Release

RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation

May 9, 2007 news release: RAND Supply Chain Policy Center to Research Critical Issues in Freight Transportation.

May 9, 2007
Project

Addressing Challenges Facing the Global Supply Chain

The RAND Supply Chain Policy Center conducts research that helps the public and private sectors address critical issues in freight transportation to the U.S., North American, and international economies.

May 9, 2007
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Then and Now

Could the MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base assist in securing America's railroads?

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Railway Transportation

Topic Synonyms:
Railroads;
Railways

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