USA Banner

Official US Government Icon

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure Site Icon

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

U.S. Department of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation Icon United States Department of Transportation United States Department of Transportation

eLibrary Search

The FRA eLibrary contains all the documents that are found throughout the FRA Public Website. Multiple pages on the website may link to the same eLibrary item based on its set of metatdata.

Can I find All FRA Documents in the Library?
Some "documents" may not appear here for the following reasons:

  • Document resides on an external site for the record of source, links to the document are provided in context but not in the library as FRA does not maintain this record. This document lives on another website.
  • Document has not yet been assigned keywords.
  • Document is historical and has been removed from library to avoid confusion with current publications.
  • Document is public affairs & policy related, such as press releases, speeches, testimony, or fact sheet. These press-related documents can now be found in the FRA Newsroom.
  • Document is related to rules and notices. This information can now be found on the Rulemakings search and the Notices search, respectively.
Refine Your Search

To search an exact document title or key phrase, place quotations around the text. Example: "U.S. Government Grade Crossing Research & Stakeholder Engagement" Entering keywords without quotations will search the eLibrary for all occurrences of the keywords.

1 Jul 2011

Technical Reports

Track Inspection Time Study

Author
Leith Al-Nazer, Dr. Thomas Raslear, Carlo Patrick, Judith Gertler, John Choros, Jeffrey Gordon, Brian Marquis

Subject Human Factors, Track

Keywords: visual track inspection

Abstract: Section 403 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of the track inspection process. This report describes a...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/15
Office
RRD

1 Jul 2011

Technical Reports

Vital Positive Train Control Research and Development—Final Report

Keywords: PTC; Positive Train Control

Abstract: The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), in cooperation with, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Railroad Research Foundation (RRF), and the Mission Systems...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/14

23 Jun 2011

Technical Reports

PTC 220 MHz Radio: BNSF Locomotive GE Dash-9 Locomotive Final Intermodulation Test Report

Author
Meteorcomm LLC

Subject Positive Train Control, Signal and Train Control, Grants & Financial Assistance

Keywords: Railraod Safety Technology Grants

Abstract: During several testing sessions from May 12 to June 3, 2011, information was gathered on potential sources of intermodulation from on-board and external radio transmitters. No...

Report Number
00002520-A
Office
RRS

1 May 2011

Technical Reports

Analysis of the Relationship between Operator Effectiveness Measures and Economic Impacts of Rail Accidents

Author
Steven R. Hursh,1 Joseph F. Fanzone,1 and Thomas G. Raslear2

Subject Human Factors, Work Schedule & Sleep Patterns

Keywords: fatigue, railroad accidents, railroad accident cost, economics, fatigue modeling, effectiveness, relative risk, SAFTE, FAST

Abstract: Data from 350 human factors (HFs)-related accident and 958 non-HFs-related U.S. rail accidents from January 1, 2003, through May 31, 2003, were analyzed for relationship between...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/13
Office
RRD

1 Apr 2011

Technical Reports

Railroad Right-of-Way Incident Analysis Research

Keywords: Hotspots; grade crossing; trespass; accident prediction; severity prediction; risk; cluster analysis; geographic information system platform

Abstract: Locations of railroad right-of-way incidents in this research were identified as hotspots. These can be defined as highway-rail grade crossings or locations along the railroad...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/09