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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.
This report covers the theoretical development of the safety state model for railroad operations. Using data from a train control technology experiment, experimental application of the model is demonstrated.
A stochastic model of system behavior is developed which is used to estimate the dynamic...
This report describes a study evaluating the effects of train control technology on locomotive engineer performance. Several types of train control systems were evaluated: partial automation (cruise control and programmed stop) and full automation were compared to manual train control. The study...
The Community Trespass Prevention Program is a local, state and national partnership aimed at reducing trespassing and crossing incidents and related injuries and deaths.
Forty-two fiberglass fabric wrapped, solid-sawn wood ties during 300 million gross tons (MGT) of heavy axle load (HAL) traffic and eight fiberglass fabric wrapped ties with metal cover plates were recently evaluated during 125 MGT of HAL traffic at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo,...