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1 Jul 2003

Technical Reports

Passenger Rail Train to Train Impact Test Volume I: Overview and Selected Results US Department of Transportation

Author
Tyrell, David

Keywords: Passenger Rail Train-to-Train Impact Test Volume I: Overview and Selected Results US Department of Transportation

Abstract: This report describes the results of the train-to-train impact test conducted at the Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado on...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/17.I
Office
RRD

1 Jul 2003

Other Reports

Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2001

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Safety Performance Measures, Accident Reduction

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has established an ultimate goal of “Zero Tolerance” for railroad-related accidents, injuries and fatalities. In pursuit of that goal,...

Office
RRS

21 Jun 2003

Technical Reports

Regulatory Evaluation and Regulatory Flexibility Assessment for Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Author
Office of Safety

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, USDOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory

Keywords: Train Horn Rule and Quiet Zones

Abstract: One of the more persistent problems facing railroads and motorists is highway-rail grade crossing collisions and their resulting casualties. Public and private initiatives to...

Office
RRS

1 Jun 2003

Research Results

Aerodynamic Effects of High-Speed Trains

Author
Thomas Tsai

Keywords: High-speed trains, aerodynamics, platform safety, computational fluid dynamics

Report Number
RR03-07
Office
RDI-22

1 Jun 2003

Research Results

Human Reliability Analysis in Support of Risk Assessment for Positive Train Control

Author
Thomas Raslear

Subject Human Factors

Keywords: cognitive task analysis,communications, decision-making, human factors, human reliability analysis (HRA), positive train control (PTC), probabilistic risk assessment (PRA), railroad operations

Report Number
RR03-06
Office
RDI-24