For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).The work was supported by the Russian Fundamental Research Foundation, project 17-20-01133 ofi_m_ Russian Railways. ABSTRACT The article considers the issues of continuous monitoring of the situation at the marshalling yard and detection of the possibility of occurrence of dangerous situations. An approach is proposed for constructing an automated intellectual subsystem for analyzing and timely forecasting the critical utilization of railway sorting units. The solution of the problem is proposed with the help of network communication technologies due to the use of information from automated data collection systems and the neural network decision support subsystem. Keywords: transport, intellectual system, system analysis, forecasting of critical situations, simulation modeling, sorting node, neural network, information, communication technologies.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).The studies were carried out with financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation within the framework of the project under contract No. 02.G25.31.0006 dated 12.02.2013 (Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 218 dated April 9, 2010). ABSTRACT The main factor that forms the perturbation, acting on the car in operating conditions, is the speed of movement. Analytical studies of operational properties and reliability indicators are based on the characteristics of traffic - distribution of runs and speed, in some cases obsolete, or incomplete and not correlated with the characteristics of the macro profile of traffic routes. The data on research of characteristics of the macro profile of country roads of the central Russia are given, their classification is offered. Stationary arrays of random values of relative mileages are allocated and the approximation of random speed distributions by analytic dependences is performed. The obtained results allow to simulate the car movement at early stages of design works and to improve the accuracy of the evaluation of parameters and characteristics studied. Keywords: car, perturbation, macro profile, analytical studies, theoretical methods, experiment, approximation, distribution, mileage, speed, projection, motion model.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The article considers the solution of the transport problem in two ways: by the method of the north-western angle and the method of the minimal element. As a result of the analysis, it is proved that the minimal element method allows to reduce the number of iterations several times. In solving complex problems of large dimension, the choice of a rational method plays a decisive role, which is demonstrated by the method of successively reducing this dimension by means of the algorithms used to optimize the distribution of shipments of goods. Keywords: transport problem, logistics, optimization, programming, decision methods, dimension, algorithms.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT A method is proposed for calculating the restoring force of a wheel set using wheels with a curvilinear profile having a parabolic shape. The corresponding mathematical calculations are made. The results of the calculations showed that the application of the curvilinear profile increases the restoring force compared to the wheels having a conical surface. Simultaneously it was established that the restoring force plays the role of elastic force. Keywords: wheel set, restoring force, calculation method, mathematical model, wheel profile, curvature, cone.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The article deals with the organization of hidden channels of information transfer with the help of embedded agents in operating systems. The current state of research in this field of science, comparison with the world level, shows that there are no theoretical developments of hidden channel analyzers, as well as software and hardware implementation of their models. The author offers his approach to creating covert channel analyzers based on methods of self-organization, as well as an algorithm for network operations that allows to perform the functions of entanglement of packets in order to destroy the process of transmitting information over hidden channels. Keywords: information channels, corporate network, hidden channel, analyzer, secret agent, packet, perceptron.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The vast majority of new cars are equipped with electromechanical power steering (EPS) because of their clear advantages compared to hydraulic and pneumatic devices. At the same time, the question of the technical operation of the unit has not yet been fully studied, the combination of electronic and mechanical systems in which does not allow the full use of existing methods and means of monitoring operability of a vehicle, its actual technical condition. In this regard, development of standards for control over a technical state on the basis of diagnostic information, systematization of scientific achievements in this field, the problems of increasing reliability of EPS in operation are particularly relevant. The results of the conducted research will help in creation of a method for controlling reliability of the unit. (To be continued in the next issue). Keywords: car, steering, electromechanical amplifier, technical state control, reliability, operation.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The roadbed active area stress state from the impact of freight cars with axle loads 23,5; 25; 27 and 30 tnf is studied on a finite-element model. Using Coulomb’s wedge theory as per actually registered vibration impact levels limit stress levels for the embankment of the roadbed of the section Golutvin-Ozery of Moscow railway are determined. Experimental studies to determine stresses on the main site of the roadbed are conducted and design and experiment data are verified. Keywords: stress state, roadbed, freight car, high axle loads, limit stresses; humidity, vibration impact. The R&D work has been accomplished within the project of the Russian Fundamental Research Fund 17-20-01088.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The purpose of the research presented in the article is to refine the vehicle’s technical efficiency coefficient and to estimate the range of its values in the proposed design model, taking into account the different variants of configuration of cars of the same brand and under different driving regimes. The modeling schemes used and the evaluation criteria are based on the data of the author’s scientific analysis and are supported by operational practice. Keywords: vehicles, coefficient of efficiency, coefficient of technical efficiency, calculation methods, numerical modeling.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT In the development of embankment projects on a weak base (water-logged clay soils), the correct estimation of the size of the embankment settlement and broadening of the main site of the roadbed are of current importance. Analysis of the condition of the roadbed of the Naryn-Lugokan railway line, taking into account the presence of island permafrost, the specified operational characteristics, the geodetic survey data and the scientific and theoretical substantiations of the project. Keywords: railway, operating settlement, building settlement, weak foundation soils, permafrost, operational problems, site broadening.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The problems of the activities of national seaports and port logistics, issues of intermodality of transportation are considered. An important factor of the influence on transport and logistics aspects remains the discrepancy between the world practice of the regime and the procedures of operation of border checkpoints and customs, the absence of generally accepted tax and customs preferences abroad, including the creation of port special economic zones. It is shown that the basis for assessing the level of competitiveness in transport is the transition of the profitability point from the processes of physical transportation or cargot turnover to the area of transport and logistics services. Accordingly, various systems of criteria for the «attractiveness» of the seaport are applied. An integral row of such indicators-criteria for various conditions, goals and participants in the transport process is proposed. Among the prospects for development of seaports in the European part of Russia, the authors emphasize the option of combining all four modes of transport in the agglomeration of one port, which can dramatically increase its demand as an inter-regional transport hub. Keywords: economy, logistics, seaports, export, cargo transportation, intermodality, world market, competition, border checkpoints, customs.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The relevance of the article is justified by the need for in-depth theoretical and applied research related to creation of an integrated system for planning and controlling of resources, improvement of the material and technical supply of railway enterprises. The object and area of research is the subsystem of material-technical supply at the operating domain of Kuibyshev Railway in the system of economic management of JSC Russian Railways. At the same time, the improved methodology for calculating the standard of production stocks is demonstrated, which excludes unreasonable decentralized purchases, reduces maintenance of inventories, operational costs of accompanying supplies of material assets, as well as operational, depreciation and tax expenses of the regional departments of Samara Directorate of Material-Technical Supply. Keywords: railway, material and technical supply, planning, methodology for calculating the standard of production stocks, intra-industry reserves, spending limits, economic efficiency.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The article substantiates the stages of divergence of value management in supply chains, a sequence of formation of the final consumer’s relation to the acquired and used value is developed, a methodical approach is proposed to transform the flows of products and services into value flows. The purpose of the research is to clarify the essence of the value of the final consumer of products and services that are the subject of marketing research, and also the formation on this basis of necessary prerequisites for adjusting the theory and the methodology of logistics as a concept of enterprise management. Keywords: value, flow, final consumer, logistics, divergence, supply chain, transformation.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The article analyzes approaches to modeling of transport and passenger flows for optimizing and improving the efficiency of functioning of existing routes and interchange nodes. A technique for estimating traffic flows in a large city system based on a transport model is presented. Key indicators to provide interaction in the process of control of transport and passenger flows are identified. A systematic approach is described in analyzing the possibilities of integrating parts (elements) of an intelligent transport system. Keywords: intelligent transport model, system approach, transport flow control, passenger flow control, optimization, information model, interaction of transport and passenger flows.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The topic of the article is the influence of HSR-2 Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg on transport and logistics systems in megacities and large urban agglomerations along the route, on town-planning development concepts. The complex modernization of the transport frame of urban agglomerations in the construction of a high-speed highway can solve the transport problems that have accumulated over the centuries, positively affect the spatial and territorial development of cities, increase the efficiency of investments, and give a reasonably expected synergistic effect. Moreover, they may require even less money than planned at the construction stage (although this is not an end in itself), and the economic effect in the operation of high-speed railways, urban and suburban transport, promises to be higher than planned, and this opens up new prospects for the spatial and territorial development of towns and agglomerations located near HSR. Keywords: HSR-2, megacities, agglomerations, international transport corridors, transport and logistics systems, mutual influence, tracing, long-term effect. Editorial note: the article presents author’s opinion and is published as a discussion paper.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The current maintenance of a track in its essence is opposed to the process of continuous accumulation of residual deformations and requires mobile control, professional readiness. Therefore, the work force size, organization of labor must meet the set tasks and conditions. The introduction of a sectional system of track maintenance, new technologies, automated complexes of track machines compels to revise the standards of track maintenance, the better use of production resources. Keywords: railway, track current maintenance, sectional system, organizational structure, number of track servicemen.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT In connection with the loss, in the presence of the market, of the relevance by one of the main criteria of the system of organizing car flows - reduction in the turnover time of cars, it is necessary to change the evaluation of the variants of the train formation plan for the costs in reduced car-hours. Therefore, as a replacement, it is offered to fulfill the delivery deadlines. At the same time, in conditions of the privatized car fleet, a combination of criteria for meeting the deadline for the delivery of goods and minimizing the processing of car flows at technical stations was required. In the process of calculating the plan for the formation of one-group trains, all streams of car flows, from the furthest ones, are consistently considered. If the accepted conditions are not met, the procedure of combining distant ones with shorter streams with their processing at one, two, three, etc. stations is performed - until the proper level of organization is achieved. Keywords: railway, train formation plan, design norms, combinatorics, terms of cargo delivery, organization of car flows.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT In papers (1-4), the problems of optimal location of a highway, optimal distribution of means between programs for traffic safety in transport are investigated. The article suggests a model for location of the car fleet (automobile fleet) in its dynamics and investigated the problem of optimal location of the rescue service on the highway in the best possible way if there are several transport nodes thereon. Model calculations can be used both for practical purposes and for further theoretical studies. Keywords: safety, transport, normal distribution law, Laplace function, transport node, optimal location, rescue service.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT Based on the statistics of road accidents, an analysis of accident and injury rates on the roads of Irkutsk was carried out. It is shown that, for the most part, the causes of road accidents are violation of traffic rules by drivers and pedestrians, unsatisfactory road conditions. It was revealed that the greatest number of accidents occurs in the summer-autumn period. Most often, vehicle collisions and pedestrian collisions are recorded. About 40 % of road accidents with victims are committed in the foci of accident rate, the distribution of which directly depends on density of settlement of the territory and the functional specifics of the city’s administrative units. Keywords: motor transport, road traffic accident, accident rate on roads, foci of accident, severity of accident consequences, road safety.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The article provides a comparative analysis of natural and man-made factors that lead to the occurrence of emergency situations on railway transport. The issues of information and technological support of monitoring and data collection about the state of potentially dangerous sections of the railway track using aerospace technologies are considered. The work has been carried out within the framework of the grant of JSC Russian Railways for development of scientific and pedagogical schools in the field of railway transport. Keywords: aerospace monitoring, railway track, safety, emergency situations, control technologies.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT In the article the questions connected with the choice of rational parameters of the vibration protection structures of the metro t rack superstructure are considered. Results of an assessment of ways to increase the efficiency of vibroprotective properties of blocks LVT-M are given. Proposals are made to improve the methodology for such an assessment, which should take into greater account the deformation characteristics of the track, the structural features of the tunnel and other structures in the metro zone. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of using materials which dynamic stiffness is slightly higher than the static in the range of the studied frequencies of 2-63 Hz. Keywords: vibration protection, track superstructure, metro, track stiffness, vibration isolation efficiency.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).ABSTRACT The author of the article has been dealing with transport underground facilities for a long time; in particular, he studies the «behavior» of tunnels in zones of seismic activity. But professor Kurbatsky began his work as an ordinary fireman at a locomotive furnace. Today, very few people know about the intricacies of this profession, without which no railway train, headed by a locomotive, could do. The work of a fireman required very good physical training and skill. In addition to the constant casting of coal into the furnace, the fireman had to take a staff at each station. This procedure ensured the presence of only one train at a station. Sometimes this was done at full speed. At all stops at any time of the day a fireman was obliged to lubricate axle boxes with fuel oil, to fill a locomotive with water. About this first and distant stage of his railway life, the current doctor of science recalls with particular warmth, as it should be for a hereditary transport worker. Keywords: history, railway, steam locomotive, staff, axle box, fireman, memories.

For the English full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version.Reviews of articles from the journal "Railway business".Zheleznodorozhnoe delo. - 1908. - № 7. - p. 63.

For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).Russian borderlands: socio-political and infrastructure problems / Ed. by V. A. Kolosov and A. B. Volodin. Moscow, 2016, 188 p. ABSTRACT The collection includes materials from All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference «Cross-Border Infrastructure of Russia», organized in February 2016 on the initiative of the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Agency for Development of Cross-Border Infrastructure and Moscow State Academy of Water Transport. The publication consists of two sections, which present the results of studies by geographers, economists, sociologists on economic, sociocultural, infrastructural problems of the borderland, as well as development and operation of cross-border infrastructure and transport. Keywords: «Economic belt of the Silk Road», international logistics, state border, transport, cross-border infrastructure.

For the English full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).Selected abstracts of Ph.D. theses submitted at Moscow State University of Railway Engineering

For the English full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).List of books on transport and transportation recently published in Russia is enclosed in attached PDF-file.Compiled by N. OLEYNIK

For the English full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).Based on information of press service of JSC Russian Railways

For the English full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version).Аeroflot has achieved a key strategic milestone and has once again occupied a spot among the world’s top 20 leading airlines by passenger traffic, returning to this group for the first time in nearly thirty years. According to data compiled by Flight Airline Business, an authoritative aviation publication, Aeroflot Group in 2016 ranked 18th among global carriers in terms of passengers carried during the year. According to Aeroflot press release.