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Highway-Rail Intersection Crash Taxonomy for Connected Vehicle Safety Research - Ten Year Trend

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) accident data from the 2008–2017 study period showed that annual combined highway-rail intersection (HRI) and rail infrastructure accident costs were between $20 million and $40 million dollars. An alternative method developed by the National Highway...

Strategic Plan for the Cab Technology Integration Laboratory

This strategic plan establishes a path to realizing the Cab Technology Integration Laboratory (CTIL) program’s vision of advancing railroad safety by using human-in-the loop simulation and modeling research to improve locomotive crew performance. Well-positioned in Cambridge, MA, at the Volpe...

Human Factors Circadian Rhythms Supplement

Technical Bulletin G-03-O1 regarding this subject is rescinded and reissued using G-03-02.

Use of Prescription and/or Over-the-Counter Medications by Railroad Covered Service Employees Assessment of Possible Impact on Accident/Incidents

Source Codes

Effective May 1, 1985, the following source code will be included in the appropriate space on all inspection reports. Minor revisions have been made in order that source codes will be consistent for all disciplines.

Guide to Meeting Federal Railroad Safety Requirements

The purpose of this manual is to help small railroads gain a basic knowledge of the Federal railroad safety regulations. The manual is not a complete reference. It deals with administrative requirements and not the technical aspects of operating a railroad safely. It is to be used as a guide. It...

Research, Validation, and Normalization of Railroad Operational Data

TEl Innovative Solutions (TEl) approached this research project as a two-part assignment. The first part was to determine what sources the FRA could use to validate the integrity of operational data submitted to it by the railroads. The second part was to determine how to better measure Remote...

Law Enforcement Strategies for Mitigating Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Risk Factors

There has been heightened awareness of and re-commitment to highway-rail grade crossing safety. Both the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration have pledged to show a greater presence at grade crossings and to adopt a new, multi-faceted campaign aimed at...

Major Railroad Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials Release, Composite Summaries 1969-1978

This report presents composite summaries describing 75 major railroad accidents in which hazardous materials were released. The selected accidents occurred during the years 1969-1978. The data contained in the individual summaries were derived from various government and private agency reports and...

The Visibility and Audibility of Trains Approaching Rail - Highway Grade Crossings

This is the report of a technical study which had as its objectives: 1. To define the performance level of devices in general use on trains for attracting the attention of drivers of motor vehicles. 2. To describe desirable performance levels for devices which are used to make a train more...

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