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Jun
2019
Technical Reports
Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1
Subject
Worker Protection
Keywords: Maintenance-of-Way Employee Safety System, MOWESS, North American railroad, maintenance-of-way, MOW, safety improvements
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to develop a concept of operations (CONOPS) for a system capable of resolving...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/15
Office
RDI-23
5
Jun
2019
Technical Reports
Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1: Appendices A Through C
Subject
Worker Protection
Keywords: Maintenance-of-Way Employee Safety System, MOWESS, North American railroad, maintenance-of-way, MOW, safety improvements, worker protection
Abstract: Appendices A through C contains operational use cases, a preliminary hazard analysis, and the full suite of MOWESS applications detailed in the CONOPS.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/15
Office
RDI-23
28
Oct
2009
Technical Reports
Handbook for Railroad Noise Measurement and Analysis
Subject
Industrial Hygiene,
Occupational Noise Exposure
Keywords: noise exposure monitoring, load cell test stand
Abstract: This handbook is an update, restructuring and expansion of the 1982 document “Handbook for the Measurement, Analysis, and Abatement of Railroad Noise” originally developed by...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/RRS-09/10-IH
Office
RRS
1
Aug
2007
Technical Reports
An Examination of Employee Recruitment and Retention in the U.S. Railroad Industry
Subject
Worker Protection,
Railroad Employees
Keywords: Recruitment, retention, attrition, railroad employee, workforce, staffing.
Abstract: This report presents findings of a study to better understand the challenges involved in recruiting and retaining qualified U.S. freight railroad employees to (1) replace the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/RRP-07/01
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1990
Technical Reports
Review and Analysis of Railroad Passenger Car Waste Retention Systems Volume II: Appendices C, D and E
Subject
Industrial Hygiene,
Intercity Passenger Rail Investment
Keywords: Toilet, Waste Retention Technologies, Test Programs, Cost Evaluations
Abstract: The traditional practice of dumping railroad toilet and other waste directly onto the tracks is still used on most passenger cars operated by Amtrak. However, this practice is...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD 91-02 I & II
Office
RRD