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1 Jan 2005

Technical Reports

Medical Standards for Railroad Workers

Author
DOT/FRA

Abstract: This report describes an experiment evaluating the effects of supervisory control automation on attention allocation while operating a train. The study compared two levels of...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/RRS-05/01
Office
RRS

1 Jan 2005

Technical Reports

Medical Standards for Railroad Workers, Final Report 2005

Author
DOT, FRA

Abstract: This report provides information for the FRA to use in assessing the need for a medical standards program for railroad workers performing safety-sensitive functions and in...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/RRS-05/01
Office
RRS

1 Dec 2004

Technical Reports

California State Rail Plan

Author
California Department of Transportation- Division of Rail

Subject Freight Operations

Keywords: State Rail Plan, Passenger Rail, Freight Rail

Abstract: Government Code Section 14036 requires the California Department of Transportation (the Department) to complete a 10-year State Rail Plan with both passenger and freight rail...

Office
RRD

1 Oct 2004

Technical Reports

On-line High-speed Rail Defect Detection

Author
F. Lanza di Scalea, I. Bartoli, P. Rizzo, and J. McNamara

Keywords: Transverse cracks, ultrasonic guided waves, non-contact ultrasonic testing, laser ultrasonics, air-coupled sensors, continuous Wavelet transform, discrete Wavelet transform, signal de-noising, Finite Element Modeling, automatic defect classification

Abstract: This report presents the results of phase 2 of the project “On-line high-speed rail defect detection” aimed at improving the reliability and the speed of current defect detection...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-04/16
Office
RRD

1 Oct 2004

Technical Reports

Supporting Railroad Roadway Worker Communications with a Wireless Handheld Computer: Volume I - Usability for the Roadway Worker

Author
Nicolas Oriol, Thomas Sheridan, and Jordan Multer

Keywords: cognitive task analysis, data link communications, decision-making, intelligent railroad systems,

Abstract: Communications in current railroad operations rely heavily on voice communications. Radio congestion impairs roadway workers’ ability to communicate effectively with dispatchers...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-04/13.i
Office
RRD