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Preview Information in Cab Displays for High-Speed Locomotives

This research examined the usefulness of preview information in the control of high-speed trains. Experiments were run on a human-in-the-loop locomotive simulator. The primary goal was to examine whether the proposed information-aiding displays improved safety and efficiency of train operation...

North Carolina DOT Traffic Separation Studies: Volume I - Assessment

The Federal Railroad Administration requested the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to assess ten sites in depth that used the Traffic Separation Study (TSS) process. The assessment involved a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the impact of the process used at each site and an...

On-line High-speed Rail Defect Detection

This report presents the results of phase 2 of the project “On-line high-speed rail defect detection” aimed at improving the reliability and the speed of current defect detection in rails. Ultrasonic guided waves, traveling in the rail running direction, were examined for this task. The advantages...

National Hazardous Materials Audit

The specific focus of the 2006 National Hazardous Materials Audit was to determine the level of Class I railroad compliance with the requirements for train placement of hazardous materials shipments and accurate hazard communications information on train consists in the train crews’ possession.