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Other Reports
Summary of Accidents Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration: October 1, 1976 through December 31, 1976
Keywords: Incidents, Damage, Casualties
Abstract: This document summarizes accidents investigated by the FRA from October 1, 1976 through December 31, 1976. It includes the date, time, location, accident type, casualty number,...
Other Reports
Accident/Incident Bulletin No.145
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Railroad Safety
Abstract: This document contains all accidents/incidents filed by railroads in accordance with 49 CFR 225. It covers the 1976 calendar year.
Technical Reports
Train-to-Train Rear End Impact Tests Volume II: Impact Test Summaries
Keywords: Train to train impact tests, Impact, Baseline impact tests, Rear end train collisions
Abstract: This final report documents these nine tests. Volume I, Pre-Impact Determination of Vehicle Properties, summarizes the vehicle properties obtained prior to the impact tests. These...
Technical Reports
Maintaining Alertness in Railroad Locomotive Crews
Keywords: Altertness; Locomotive cab; Safety; Human factors
Abstract: The problem of assuring alertness in railroad locomotive crews is defined. Principles for maintaining alertness are derived from the experimental literature on vigilance and...
Technical Reports
Special Bibliography Railroad Safety Reserach
Keywords: Track Design; Car Design; Locomotive Design; Control Systems; Life Cycle
Abstract: This Special Bibliography prepared from the magnetic-tape files of the Railroad Research Information Service, contains selections which were accessioned between 1973 and 1976....