Transportation Research Resources
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Transportation Research BoardTRB facilitates the sharing of information on transportation practice and policy by researchers and practitioners; stimulates research; offers research management services; and provides expert advice on transportation policy and programs.
TRB is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council - the principal operating agency of the National Academies. TRB’s activities annually engage more than 7,000 engineers, scientists, and other transportation researchers and practitioners from the public and private sectors and academia.The program is supported by state transportation departments, federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Transportation, and other organizations and individuals.
National and International Transportation Statistics + Data
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Public Transportation Fact Book [1942- ]The Public Transportation Fact Book, published annually, contains national aggregate statistical data covering all aspects of the transit industry in the United States and Canada. Two appendices, also available, provide additional in-depth information that supplements the data in the Fact Book.
Transportation Engineering - Library of Congress Classification
Classification Scheme - Transportation Engineering
Many titles including reference are online: hard copies are in the stacks on the 4th floor Snell Library; Reference titles are on the 3rd floor
| TE | 1-450 | Highway Engineering. |
| 175-176.5 | Highway Design, Interchanges and Intersections | |
| 177-178.8 | Roadside Development, Landscaping | |
| 200-205 | Materials for Roadmaking | |
| 206-209.5 | Location Engineering | |
| 210-228.3 | Construction Details (including foundations, maintenance, equipment) | |
| 250-278.8 | Pavements and Paved Roads | |
| 279 | Streets | |
| 279.5-298 | Pedestrian Facilities | |
| 280-295 | Sidewalks, Footpaths, Flagging | |
| 298 | Curbs, Curbstones | |
| TF | 1-1620 | Railroads. |
| 200-320 | Railway Construction | |
| 340-499 | Railway Equipment and Supplies | |
| 501-668 | Railway Operation and Management | |
| 670-851 | Local and Light Railways | |
| 840-851 | Elevated Railways and Subways | |
| 855-1127 | Electric Railways | |
| 1300-1620 | High Speed Ground Transportation | |
| TG | 1-470 | Bridge Engineering. |
| 21-127 | Country Divisions | |
| 215-255 | Bridge Legislation and Laws (now Class K) | |
| 327-418 | Special Types of Bridges | |
| 420-470 | Bridges for Special Uses |
