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1 May 2007

Research Results

Heavy Axle Load Revenue Service Rail Performance, Tehachapi, CA

Author
Leonard Allen

Keywords: heavy axle load, rolling contact fatigue, wear rates, rail hardness, gage face

Report Number
RR07-16
Office
RDI-21

1 Apr 2007

Technical Reports

Preliminary Development of a Railroad Dispatcher Taskload Assessment Tool: Identification of Dispatcher Tasks and Data Collection Methods

Author
Stephen Reinach

Subject Human Factors

Keywords: Railroad dispatching, train dispatching, taskload, workload, railroad safety

Abstract: This report summarizes research conducted to identify and document dispatcher tasks and activities and determine how data on these tasks are currently collected. The researcher...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/13
Office
RRD

1 Apr 2007

Technical Reports

Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Dispatchers

Author
Judith Gertler and Alex Viale

Subject Human Factors

Keywords: Railroad dispatcher, fatigue, alertness, shiftwork, extra board, relief job, sleep disorder, assistant

Abstract: This report presents the results of a study designed to characterize the work/rest schedules and sleep patterns of U.S. railroad dispatchers and to examine the relationship...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/11
Office
RRD

1 Apr 2007

Technical Reports

Human-Centered Technologies Tool

Author
Victor Riley, Stephen Reinach, and Donald Green

Subject Human Factors

Keywords: Human Factors, human error, operator error, interface analysis tool, interoperability

Abstract: Operator error is a leading cause of incidents and accidents, and equipment design has been shown to facilitate such errors. Human factors expertise is often used to evaluate the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/10
Office
RRD

1 Apr 2007

Technical Reports

Analysis of Accelerations Measured During Full-Scale Tank Car Impact Tests

Author
Lyons, Matthew L.; Riddell, William T.; Koch, Kevin W.

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: tank car, shock response spectrum, acceleration, impact, power spectral density

Abstract: Tank car impact responses were investigated using accelerometers mounted at various locations on a tank car. Several tests were run with both a full and an empty tank car, and...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/08
Office
RRD