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16
Jan
2025
Technical Reports
Assessing the Safety Benefits of a Real-Time Railroad Crossing Information System for Emergency Responders
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: blocked crossings, safety, noninvasive sensors, level crossings, long trains
Abstract: This report assesses the safety benefits of a real-time railroad crossing information system for emergency responders. The study focuses on reducing first responder delays at...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-25/02
Office
RDI-23
14
Jan
2025
Technical Reports
Cost and Benefit Risk Framework for Modern Railway Electrification Options
Subject
Research,
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Freight railway electrification, electric locomotives, battery electric locomotives, overhead catenary system, dual-mode locomotives, economics, BEL, OCS
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration contracted a research team from The University of Texas at Austin in 2023 to develop a framework for evaluating the updated costs and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-25/01
Office
RDI-22
12
Dec
2024
Technical Reports
Evaluating Processes, Outcomes, and Sustainability for FRA’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS)
Subject
Research,
Human Factors
Keywords: Close Calls, Confidential Close Calls Reporting System, C3RS, corrective actions, continuous process improvement, human factors, safety culture, voluntary reporting, evaluation
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) tasked the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) to conduct an evaluation of the Confidential Close Call Reporting...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/45
Office
RDI-24
11
Oct
2024
Technical Reports
Mixed Freight and Higher-Speed Passenger Trains: Framework for Superelevation Design
Subject
Track
Keywords: Superelevation, high-speed rail, freight operations, passenger operations
Abstract: As the demand for higher-speed passenger trains increases, the disparity between freight and passenger operations also increases. On mixed-use rail corridors, the result is a...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/42
Office
RDI-21
11
Oct
2024
Technical Reports
Highway-Rail Crossing Handbook, 3rd Edition
Report Number
FRA-RRS-18-01
Office
RRS