Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB) – Optimization for Increased Reliability and Performance

From April 2014 to September 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology worked with Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) on an ongoing project to develop prototype Electrically Driven Set and Release Hand Brakes (EDHB) that were engineered and...

Actions Taken to Implement Unmet Statutory Mandates and Address Open Recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Department of Transportation's Inspector General Regarding Railroad Safety

DOTX 304 May Schedule 2019

Training for FRA Grants

Quarterly Progress Report Form – Positive Train Control Implementation

DOTX 221 Schedule May 2019

Data Analysis for Maintenance-of-Way Worker Fatigue

This report examines the relationship between accidents and incidents amongst U.S. maintenance-of-way (MOW) employees and their corresponding work schedules to determine if fatigue-related factors potentially contributed to the events. Ten U.S. railroads participated in the study by providing...

The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Winter Weather

DOTX 219 Schedule May 2019

Development of Railroad Trespass and Grade Crossing Training Aids Research