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Other Reports
High-Hazard Flammable Train Route Assessment & Legacy Tank Car Focused Inspection Program Summary Report
Keywords: HHFT, hazardous materials, high-hazard flammable train route assessment, legacy tank car, focused inspection program, summary report
Research Results
AN AUTOMATION AWARENESS ASSISTANT FOR AUTOMATED TRAIN OPERATIONS
Keywords: Decision support, human-automation interaction, human factors, rail automation, situation awareness, train control, train handling
Abstract: FRA sponsored Monterey Technologies, Inc. to design and develop an improved interface between human operators and advanced automation in rail systems. Applying user-...
Technical Reports
PTC Communications: Cybersecurity Technology Review and Concept of Operations
Keywords: Positive Train Control, PTC, railroad, shared network, Interoperable Train Control Messaging, ITCM, cybersecurity, encryption, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, ELLI
Abstract: Researchers sought to determine how to improve the confidentiality of information passing through the...
Technical Reports
Load Environment Characterization of Tank Car Stub Sill During Revenue Operations
Keywords: Tank Cars, Rail, Stub Sill Failures, Impact Test, Yard Operation, Mainline Operation, Main Operation, Car Coupling, Draft Gear, Instrumented Couplers
Abstract: Fractures in the stub sills of tank cars pose a significant problem for the rail industry due to the potential for damage to the tank structure and possible release of the...
Technical Reports
Development of a Bayesian Network-Based Accident Model for Hazmat Unit Trains
Keywords: Risk analysis, unit trains, hazmat
Abstract: The objective of this research project was to develop a predictive risk model for the release of hazardous material transported in unit trains using data science techniques for...