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Advanced Track Geometry Forecasting Methods

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted ENSCO, Inc., to apply alternative forecasting approaches to foot-by-foot track geometry data. The research team used track geometry data collected weekly by FRA’s DOTX-225 and DOTX-226 autonomous inspection vehicles. This investigation also...

Evaluation of Habituation to Alerts in Locomotive Cabs

From September 2019 to May 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funded KEA Technologies Inc. to conduct a pilot study using a rail simulator to determine whether engineers can become habituated to auditory alerts while operating a locomotive. Habituation, in this case, is a behavior...