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Locomotive Crash Energy Management: Train-to-Train Impact Test

This report describes the results of the program’s latest impact test, conducted in August 2022: the train-to-train impact test. In this test, a CEM-equipped locomotive leading two passenger cars impacted a stationary, conventional locomotive leading two freight cars. The primary objective of...

Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems Feasibility Study

The Federal Railroad Administration tasked a team from the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to research the technical background and use of water mist fire suppression systems in handling on-board fires in locomotives and passenger cars. The team researched the feasibility...

Human-Automation Teaming in Track Inspection

This report provides a foundational overview of how the rail industry can approach the design of human-automation teams (HATs), with the goal of improving safety and efficiency in the track inspection process. The authors present a general process for designing HATs, then explore how this design...