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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...
SAFETY EQUIVALENCE OF APTA 8G AND GMRT 5G SEAT TESTS BASED ON HUMAN INJURY
The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored research conducted at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center aimed to assess the safety equivalence of the passenger rail seat dynamic test requirements specified in the United States American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and...
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...FRA Makes More Than $2.4 Billion in CRISI Grant Funding Available to Improve America’s Freight and Intercity Passenger Rail Network
Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this popular grant program helps communities big and small invest in rail safety and stronger supply chains, and supports regional short line railroads
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of...
Full-scale Grade Crossing Impact of a Single-frame Highway Truck into an LNG Tender
Main Report: Full Scale Grade Crossing Impact Test.pdf
Appendices: Full Scale Grade Crossing Impact Test Appendices.pdf
FRA sponsored a research team from Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to execute a grade crossing side impact test of a heavy...