A System Analysis of the Effects of Nuclear Attack on Railroad Transportation in the Continental United States |
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activity analysis analyzed Appendix assigned attenuation factors average number base load blast branch line car-miles cars handled centralized traffic control cities Class I railroads classification yards commodities components considered damage assessment diesel fuel stocks DISTRIBUTED IN PROPORTION effective biological dose empty car engineers environment equipment estimated exposure fallout hazard fallout radiation Figure four attacks freight cars interstate food movement intrastate line-haul locomotives loaded cars locomotive units main lines miles Military and Population node number of cars Number Percent Number origination and termination passenger cars pattern Percent Number Percent population attacks portion Post-1960 Military post-attack period Pre-Attack Inventory rail activity centers rail network rail system rail transportation model railroad operations railroad transportation system railroad workers repair shops roentgens per hour rolling stock Source speed Stanford Research Institute surviving switching locomotives termination activity tion ton-miles track traffic train crews trains per day transportation requirements waybill Youngstown