Human Error Analyses Associated with Locomotive Cab Automation
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Alion Science and Technology to conduct a project to examine cab system automation displays and the risk of human error.
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Function Allocation and New Roles for Humans in Rail Automation
The purpose of this work was to demonstrate improved system performance on a selected automated system by implementing a function allocation methodology that enables design of a display interface for that system that makes best use of human as well as machine capabilities.
Performance of Prototype No. 20 Frogs in Revenue Service
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) evaluated the performance of several No. 20 fixed-point frogs on Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) in Kentucky. This effort was part of the Heavy Axle Load (HAL) Revenue Service Test Program jointly supported by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)...
On-Board Broken Rail Detection (OBRD) Research and Development
From October 2019 to May 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research and development project, performed by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), to research the feasibility of an Onboard Broken Rail Detection (OBRD) concept at the Transportation Technology...
HQ-2022-1521
On Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 12:18 a.m., EST, a Loram Switch Grinder (RGS-9) collided with the rear-end Distributed Power Unit (DPU) of locomotive No. CSXT 3144, of train Q426-19 (Q426) at Milepost (MP) QB 59.9 on the Boston Subdivision in Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts....