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Measurement of Vertical Track Deflection from a Moving Rail Car

The University of Nebraska has been conducting research sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Research and Development to develop a system that measures vertical track deflection/modulus from a moving rail car. Previous work has suggested the system can find critical...

Rail Industry Job Analysis: Passenger Conductor

This document describes the results of a job analysis that was conducted for the position of railroad Passenger Conductor. Key aspects of the position were identified, including main tasks and knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) required to perform the job successfully....

Fatigue Status of the U.S. Railroad Industry

This report draws on the results of several prior studies, all conducted with similar methodology, to characterize the prevalence of employee fatigue in the U.S. railroad industry. Data from logbook surveys of signalmen, maintenance of way workers, dispatchers, and train and engine service...

Characterization of Railroad Bridge Service Interruptions

The Federal Railroad Administration contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc., to study bridge problems that cause accidents or service interruptions and to use this information to evaluate the need to develop bridge monitoring systems. Existing monitoring systems and other mitigation...