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Restricted Speed Enforcement for Positive Train Control Systems

As defined by current regulations (Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 236 Subpart G), restricted speed is a speed that will permit stopping within one-half the range of vision, but does not exceed 20 mph. In the U.S., restricted speed operation is a common type of train operation on...

THE EXPERTISE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR RAILROAD SAFETY LEADERSHIP

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology’s Human Factors Division sponsored TrueSafety Evaluation and Perigean Technologies to develop an Expertise Management (EM) framework for identifying, capturing, and transferring critical areas of expertise...

49 CFR Part 218: Train Crew Size Safety Requirements

FRA is establishing minimum safety requirements for the size of train crews depending on the type of operation. This final rule requires railroad operations to have a minimum of two crewmembers except for certain identified one-person train crew operations that do not pose significant safety...