Characterizing Adaptive Capacity for Rail Transportation Resilience

This study involved conducting over 40 interviews to explore impediments and enablers associated with rail transportation adaptation and resilience. In accordance with the study’s IRB protocol, raw audio recordings and transcripts will not be made available. The primary products of this research include a finalized thematic codebook, a series of spreadsheets (crosstabulations), and general metadata for interviewees. Excel files include aggregated thematic summaries from the coding process, such as impediments and strategies categorized by agency type and region. Additionally, a thematic hierarchy chart is provided in PDF format to illustrate the relationship between research concepts. The semi-structured interview guide used in this research is also available in PDF format.