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To understand drivers’ decisions and actions at grade crossings, we examined human factors contributing to noncompliance at grade crossings using a sociotechnical framework. This perspective allows driver behavior at grade crossings to be examined not as individual elements but rather as a...

A Preliminary Examination of Railroad Dispatcher Workload, Stress, and Fatigue

This report presents the methods, findings and recommendations from a field study that examined the sources and levels of railroad dispatcher workload, stress, and fatigue. The study was initiated in response to concerns raised by two Federal Railroad Administration safety audits of dispatching...

The Railroad Fatigue Risk Management Program at the Federal Railroad Administration: Past, Present and Future

Understanding How Train Dispatchers Manage and Control Trains: Results of a Cognitive Analysis

This report documents the results of a Cognitive Task Analysis that examined how experienced railroad dispatchers manage and schedule trains in today’s environment. The objective was to understand the cognitive demands placed on railroad dispatchers and the strategies that experienced...

Practical Risk Assessment Methodology Tool

EMF Monitoring on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor: Post-Electrification Measurements and Analysis

This survey of electromagnetic fields (EMF) and radiation (EMR) due to the electrification infrastructure and operations of Amtrak Acela trains on the Northeast Corridor from New Haven, CT, to Boston, MA, was performed by Electric Research & Management (ERM) with Amtrak cooperation. The Federal...

Cognitive and Collaborative Demands of Freight Conductor Activities: Results and Implications of a Cognitive Task Analysis

This report presents the results of a cognitive task analysis (CTA) that examined the cognitive and collaborative demands placed on conductors, as well as the knowledge and skills that experienced conductors have developed that enable them to operate trains safely and efficiently. A secondary aim...

Work Schedule Manager Gap Analysis: Assessing the Future Training Needs of Work Schedule Managers Using a Strategic Job Analysis Approach

This report documents the results of a strategic job analysis that examined the job tasks and knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) needed to perform the job of a work schedule manager. The strategic job analysis compared information from subject matter experts (SMEs)...

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Adjustment of Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold

Adjustment of Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold

Applying a Sociotechnical Framework for Improving Safety at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings.

A Preliminary Examination of Railroad Dispatcher Workload, Stress, and Fatigue

The Railroad Fatigue Risk Management Program at the Federal Railroad Administration: Past, Present and Future

Understanding How Train Dispatchers Manage and Control Trains: Results of a Cognitive Analysis

Practical Risk Assessment Methodology Tool

EMF Monitoring on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor: Post-Electrification Measurements and Analysis

Cognitive and Collaborative Demands of Freight Conductor Activities: Results and Implications of a Cognitive Task Analysis

Work Schedule Manager Gap Analysis: Assessing the Future Training Needs of Work Schedule Managers Using a Strategic Job Analysis Approach

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