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Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidance
About this GuidanceSection 11313(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, Public Law 114-94 (December 4, 2015), requires the Secretary of Transportation to “enhance the usefulness of assessments of benefits and costs for intercity passenger rail and freight rail projects...
Regional Rail Planning
Overview of Regional Rail PlanningA regional rail plan serves several purposes: First, it identifies and describes a common, long-term vision for regional passenger rail service and the required infrastructure network based on existing conditions, projections of future travel demand, and the...
State Rail Plan Guidance
About this GuidanceUnder 49 U.S. Code Chapter 227, each State, at its own election, may prepare and maintain a State Rail Plan as a means for:
Setting forth State policy involving freight and passenger rail transportation, including commuter rail operations, in the State...Vision & Mission
CTIL's Program VisionAdvance railroad safety by using human-in-the loop simulation and modeling research to improve locomotive crew performance.
CTIL's Program Mission Bring together government, industry, and academia to conduct human performance research using human-in-the-loop...Capabilities
Full-size Locomotive Cab: Engineer and conductor workstations Four screens for 190-degree field of view The baseline configuration is a freight EMD-70 cab; also reconfigurable to simulate other locomotives Removable control stand to enable testing of new controls Three engineer...Cab Technology Integration Laboratory (CTIL) Overview
The Cab Technology Integration Laboratory (CTIL) is a high-fidelity, full-sized locomotive simulator configured with tools for studying the boundaries of operator capability and performance, as well as the impact new technologies may have on them.
Located at the Volpe National...
Work Schedules and Sleep Pattern Survey Data
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Technology Transfer
Program DescriptionThe process of Technology Transfer is an area of responsibility undertaken in the Human Factors program to encourage utilization of project research results by the railroad industry, as well as Government, to develop policy and operating practices resulting in safer and...