| Project ID | Project Manager | Principal Investigator | University | Department | Project Title | Completion Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSU-I1 | Eric Fitzsimmons | Robert Peterman | Kansas State University | Civil Engineering | Development of a Hybrid Concrete Tie for Increased Rotational Capacity and Resilience |  |
| KSU-I2 | Eric Fitzsimmons | Christopher Jones | Kansas State University | Civil Engineering | Crosstie Flexural Comparison | |
| MTU-I1 | Pasi Lautala | Quang Tran & Paul Sanders | Michigan Technological University | Materials Science and Engineering | Enhancing Accuracy of Ultrasound Imaging in Detecting Surface Cracks in Metal Using Microbubbles |  |
| MTU-I2 | Pasi Lautala | Yousef Darestani | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | Life-Cycle Cost Assessment of Coastal Rail Infrastructure | |
| MTU-I3 | Pasi Lautala | Sai Sandeep Chitta | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | Micromechanics of Fresh and Fouled Railway Ballast | |
| MTU-I4 | Pasi Lautala | Yi Zhu | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, Geospatial Engineering | Modular Kirigami Truss for Temporary Railroad Bridge Systems | |
| MTU-I5 | Pasi Lautala | Richard Dobson | Michigan Technological University | Michigan Tech Research Institute | Integrating Long-Distance Drone Operations into Rail Inspections |  |
| MTU-I6 | Pasi Lautala | Vijaya V N Sriram Malladi & Qinglin Dai | Michigan Technological University | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Nondestructive Rail Stress Monitoring Using Scanned Vibration Wavefields |  |
| MTU-I7 | Pasi Lautala | Yousef Darestani | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | Development of Data-driven Fragility Models for Rail Track Components Subjected to Storm Surge and Wave | |
| MTU-I8 | Pasi Lautala | Quang Tran | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | Enhancing Accuracy of Ultrasound Imaging in Detecting Surface Cluster Cracks in Metal Using Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound | |
| MTU-I9 | Pasi Lautala | Zhanping You | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | Incorporating Recycled Asphalt and Tire Rubber into the Underlayment Layer for Railroad Ballast to Improve Track Performance | |
| MTU-S1 | Pasi Lautala | Elizabeth S. Veinott | Michigan Technological University | Psychology and Human Factors | Improving Rail Safety: Effect of highway rail-grade crossing type (short storage) and cognitive load on driver decisions |  |
| MTU-SC1 | Pasi Lautala | Kuilin Zhang | Michigan Technological University | Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering | Temporal Fusion Transformer-Based Grade Crossing Signal Timing Prediction Using Train Trajectory Data | |
| MTU-SC2 | Pasi Lautala | Don Lafreniere & James Juip | Michigan Technological University | Social Sciences | Framework and Case Studies for Improved Estimating and Modeling Intercity Train Passenger Ridership | |
| RU-SC1 | Xiang Liu | Xiang Liu | Rutgers University | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Data Integration and Informatics for Track Asset Management | |
| TU-S1 | Heshmat Aglan | Heshmat Aglan | Tuskegee University | Mechanical Engineering | Fracture and Fatigue Damage Tolerance of Arc Welded Railhead and Thermite Weld Repairs | |
| TU-S2 | Heshmat Aglan | Heshmat Aglan | Tuskegee University | Mechanical Engineering | Development and Characterization of Railhead Repairs using Shielded Metal Arc Welding | |
| UD-S1 | Allan Zarembski | Allan Zarembski | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Risk Based Track Surfacing Model | |
| UD-S2 | Allan Zarembski | Joseph Palese | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Risk Based Walking Inspection Frequency Model | |
| UD-S3 | Allan Zarembski | Allan Zarembski | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Extension of Risk-Based Track Geometry Inspection Interval Model | |
| UD-S4 | Allan Zarembski | Joseph Palese | University of Delaware | Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering | Extension of Risk-Based Walking Inspection Scheduling Framework: Probabilistic Deterioration Modeling and Multi-Modal Inspection Integration | |
| UIC-SC1 | P.S. Sriraj | Kazuya Kawamura | University of Illinois Chicago | Department of Urban Planning and Policy | Rail Economic Impact Analysis Linking Local Businesses | |
| UIC-SC2 | P.S. Sriraj | Jane Lin | University of Illinois Chicago | Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering | AI-Enabled Autonomous Drayage–Rail Coordination for Efficient Intermodal Logistics | |
| UIC-SC3 | P.S. Sriraj | Kouros Mohammadian | University of Illinois Chicago | Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering | A Data-Driven Framework for Prioritizing and Optimizing Rail Service Investments Using IPDI | |
| UIC-SC4 | P.S. Sriraj | Kouros Mohammadian | University of Illinois Chicago | Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering | Rail as a Supply-Chain Stabilizer: Mapping Shock Propagation and Redundancy Gaps in U.S. Freight Rail | |
| UIC-SC5 | P.S. Sriraj | P.S. Sriraj | University of Illinois Chicago | Department of Urban Planning and Policy | Analysis of Variations in Service Quality and its Determinants across Commuter Rail Markets | |
| UIC-SC6 | P.S. Sriraj | P.S. Sriraj | University of Illinois Chicago | Department of Urban Planning and Policy | Financial Resilience for Rail in the Age of AI: Reducing Electricity Costs and Enhancing Corridor Revenue | |
| UIUC-I1 | Riley Edwards | Riley Edwards | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Buckle Risk Modeling Leveraging Track Geometry and Condition Data | |
| UIUC-I10 | Riley Edwards | John Popovics | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Assessment of Impulse Response to Characterize Rail Lateral Stiffness in the Field | |
| UIUC-I11 | Riley Edwards | Hadi Meidani | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Explainable Spatiotemporal Machine Learning for Multicomponent Railway Track Degradation Modeling | |
| UIUC-I2 | Riley Edwards | Ramez Hajj | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Combined Grade Crossing Track/Highway Multiphysics Model | |
| UIUC-I3 | Riley Edwards | John Popovics | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Quantifying Lateral Track Capacity Using Nondestructive Nonlinear Vibration Response | |
| UIUC-I4 | Riley Edwards | Erol Tutumluer | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Field Ballast Condition Evaluation Using Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence | |
| UIUC-I5 | Riley Edwards | Riley Edwards | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Comparative Evaluation of Capital and Spot Tamping Effectiveness through Track Geometry Deterioration Rates | |
| UIUC-I6 | Riley Edwards | Marcus Dersch | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Rail Anchor Slip Strength: Effect of Anchor Wear, Rail Wear, Load Rate, and Reaction Position | |
| UIUC-I7 | Riley Edwards | Marcus Dersch | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | UAV-Based Measurements with Optimization-Based Geometric Correction | |
| UIUC-I8 | Riley Edwards | Marcus Dersch | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Advancement of 3D Dynamic Finite Element Model Framework | |
| UIUC-I9 | Riley Edwards | Ann Sychterz | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Phase 2: Modular Tunable Kirigami Truss for Temporary Railroad Bridge Systems | |
| UIUC-S1 | Chris Barkan | Chris Barkan | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Efficacy of 4-Quad Grade Crossing Gates Compared to Other Warning Systems | |
| UIUC-S2 | Chris Barkan | Chris Barkan | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Advanced Simulation Modeling of Tank Car Safety Performance in Derailments | |
| UIUC-S3 | Chris Barkan | Yuanchen Zeng | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Detectability-driven Design of An Easy-to-Deploy Wayside Hunting Detection System | |
| UIUC-SC1 | Chris Barkan | Kirill Levchenko | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Positive Train Control with Asymmetric Authentication and Key Management | |
| UT-I1 | C. Tyler Dick | Yunlan (Emma) Zhang | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Strengthening the Railway Track Lateral Resistance by Reinforcing Ballast with Architected Instability-based Metamaterials (AIMs) | |
| UT-I2 | C. Tyler Dick | Yunlan (Emma) Zhang | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Strengthening the Railway Track Lateral Resistance by Reinforcing Ballast with Architected Instability-based Metamaterials (AIMs) | |
| UT-S1 | C. Tyler Dick | Salvatore Salamone | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Rail Defect Detection System Based on Non-contact Vibration Measurements | |
| UT-S2 | C. Tyler Dick | C. Tyler Dick | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Analysis of Trends in the Location and Circumstances of Freight Train Handling Derailments | |
| UT-S3 | C. Tyler Dick | Salvatore Salamone | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Rail Defect Detection System Based on Non-contact Vibration Measurements | |
| UT-SC1 | C. Tyler Dick | C. Tyler Dick | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Optimizing Efficiency and Cost of Innovative Strategies for Freight Rail Motive Power Energy Supply | |
| UT-SC2 | C. Tyler Dick | C. Tyler Dick | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Comparing Freight Rail Propulsion Strategies for Efficient and Economical US Mainline Operations | |
| UT-SC3 | C. Tyler Dick | C. Tyler Dick | University of Texas at Austin | Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | Modeling the Reliability of Shared Corridors Under Contemporary Operating Practices | |