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DOTX 304 Schedule June 2019
https://cms.fra.dot.gov/ELib/Edit/L19858#2017 Grade Crossing Research Needs Workshop
In August of 2017, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) held the fourth Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Workshop in St. Louis, MO. The workshop brought together national and international subject matter experts to collaborate, identify, and prioritize specific research needs. The attendees...Railroad Implemented Countermeasures to Prevent Suicide: Review of Public Information
The public discussion of railroad safety initiatives can help to improve safety, either directly with the public through an increased awareness, or by encouraging other carriers to consider similar safety efforts. Rail carriers are often quick to promote trespass and crossing safety efforts,...
Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection and Warning
The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) sponsored a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from July 31, 2014, to July 29, 2016. This took place at the Advanced Technology and Research Corporation (ATR) facility in...
SOFA Switching Fatality and Severe Injury Update 4th Quarter 2018
Switching Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) • A voluntary, non-regulatory, railroad-safety partnership of representatives from AAR, ASLRRA, BLET, FRA, and UTU-SMART-TD • Seeks to prevent switching fatalities through education based on facts about causes • SOFA is not part of a rulemaking or...A Wire Indent Profiling System for the Assessment of Crosstie Bond and Splitting Propensity
This report highlights the development and testing of an automated, high-resolution, non-contact wire indent profile measurement system designed to measure geometric parameters of prestressed concrete reinforcement wire. This tool measures wire features that have a relationship to the bond and...Railroad Freight Car Remote Controlled Electrically Driven Set & Release Hand Brake (EDHB) – Optimization for Increased Reliability and Performance
From April 2014 to September 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology worked with Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) on an ongoing project to develop prototype Electrically Driven Set and Release Hand Brakes (EDHB) that were engineered and...