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Technical Reports
Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Maintenance of Way Workers : Survey Data and Description Associated with Report DOT/FRA/ORD-06/25
Keywords: work schedule; sleep pattern; human factors
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a study of the work schedules and sleep patterns of railroad maintenance of way (MOW) workers. The purpose of this document is...
Technical Reports
Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Signalmen : Survey Data and Description Associated with Report DOT/FRA/ORD-06/19
Keywords: Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Signalmen
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a study of the work schedules and sleep patterns of railroad signalmen. The purpose of this document is to describe the study’s...
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Single Car Multilevel Car Test- Test No. 9 Procedures, Instrumentation, & Data
Keywords: Impact Test, Multilevel Passenger Cars, Crashworthiness of Rail Equipment
Abstract: This report addresses the efforts to document the behavior of an existing design multilevel passenger car as it impacts a stationary wall at approximately 36 mph. Transportation...
Technical Reports
Bridge Approaches and Track Stiffness
Keywords: Bridge approach, track stiffness, track deflection, track modulus
Abstract: Over time, it is not uncommon for a dip in the track to develop off the end of a bridge—on the bridge approach. This dip, or bump at the end of the bridge, is often a rough-riding...
Technical Reports
An Analysis of the Opportunities for Wireless Technologies in Passenger and Freight Rail Operations
Keywords: Freight Rail Operations
Abstract: This document provides the findings of a study commissioned by the Federal Railroad Administration under the terms of the Broad Agency Agreement. The study was awarded to and...