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May
2007
Technical Reports
Repair of Budd Pioneer Coach Car Crush Zones: Rail Passenger Equipment Impact Tests
Keywords: Transportation, safety, crashworthiness, passenger rail vehicles, crash energy management (CEM)
Abstract: The research team conducted a project to repair cars for use in a full-scale train-to-train collision test with crash energy management systems. The two cars had been damaged in...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/18
Office
RRD
25
Apr
2007
Technical Bulletins
Guidance for Record Keeping of Annual Periodic Inspection of the Hand or Parking Brake on Passenger Cars and Unpowered Vehicles Used in Passenger Trains, 49 CFR Section 238.307(d)(2)
Subject
Motive Power and Equipment
Keywords: Blue Card; unpowered vehicles
Bulletin Number
MP&E 07-02
Discipline
Motive Power and Equipment
3
Apr
2007
Technical Bulletins
Inbound Inspection & Record-keeping Requirements Related to Extended Haul Trains
Subject
Motive Power and Equipment
Keywords: Class I Brake inspection
Bulletin Number
MP&E 07-01
Discipline
Motive Power and Equipment
1
Apr
2007
Technical Reports
Preliminary Development of a Railroad Dispatcher Taskload Assessment Tool: Identification of Dispatcher Tasks and Data Collection Methods
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
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