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Technical Reports
2007 Accident Prediction and Resource Allocation Procedure Normalizing Constants
Environmental Review Documents
Transbay Transit Center Phase I Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Appendix A
Keywords: Transbay Terminal; San Francisco; California; Record of Decision; ROD; EIS; Trainbox; Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; MMRP
Abstract: Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension/Redevelopment Project FEIS/FEIR Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Technical Reports
Effects of Active Warning Reliability on Motorist Compliance at Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
Keywords: Warning reliability, highway-rail grade crossing, traffic control devices, grade crossing safety, active crossings, motorist compliance
Abstract: Researchers tested drivers’ perception of warning device reliability, finding that drivers were more likely to ignore warning signals that were perceived as unreliable.
Technical Reports
Human Factors in Railroad Operations: Communication and Coordination Demands of Railroad Roadway Worker Activities and Implications for New Technology
Keywords: Cognitive task analysis, communications, decisionmaking, human factors, positive train control
Abstract: This report documents the results of a cognitive task analysis (CTA) that examined the cognitive and collaborative demands and activities of railroad roadway workers. The purpose...
Other Reports
Collision Hazard Analysis Guide, Commuter and Intercity Passenger Rail Service
Keywords: mitigation strategies
Abstract: The FRA develops programs that identify, monitor, and address safety issues on passenger and freight railroads. Over the past ten years, there have been a number of collisions...