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Accident Investigation Summary Report FE-2021-20
On Friday, October 29, 2021, at 4:06 a.m. CDT, a WATCO Rail Services (WATX) brakeman was fatally crushed between a semi-trailer tanker truck and a railcar while riding the point of a shove movement at the Greens Port Industrial Park in Houston, Texas. The semi-truck failed to yield to the train...
FRA-FTA Real Property Acquisition SOP - Frequently Asked Questions
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Researchers sought to determine how to improve the confidentiality of information passing through the Positive Train Control network without significantly affecting network performance. Phase 1 of the project reviewed requirements and assessed existing technologies. Phase 2 focused on...
Stakeholder Perceptions of the Fatigue and Safety of Locomotive Engineers
This report documents stakeholder perspectives and opinions on the fatigue and safety of freight locomotive engineers. This work follows an online survey sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration, developed by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and distributed to members of the...
Virtual Block Track Circuit Assessment Report
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (MxV Rail), in collaboration with a railroad technical advisory group (TAG), to research and conduct proof-of-concept field testing of a Virtual Block Track Circuit (VBTC) concept. The VBTC concept uses...