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Alerting Lights on Locomotives

Document Series:
Research Results
Author:
  • Thomas Raslear
Report Number
RR07-17
Office
RDI-24
Subject:
Grade Crossing Technology, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Human Factors
Keywords:
Alerting lights, human perception and recognition research, locomotive, grade crossing, auxiliary light system
Report Number
RR07-17
Office
RDI-24
Document
rr0717.pdf (124.78 KB)

Researchers examined whether locomotive alerting lights and patterns were effective at helping people recognize oncoming trains.


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