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Dec
2019
Technical Reports
Monitoring Engineer Fatigue (MEFA)
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: MEFA, engineer fatigue, monitoring, CTIL, Volpe, eye tracking
Abstract: Aurora Flight Sciences, under contract to the Federal Railroad Administration, studied the feasibility of autonomously monitoring and combating train engineer fatigue. This...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/48
Office
RDI-24
16
Oct
2019
Research Results
Rail Safety Training for Law Enforcement
Subject
Emergency Preparedness,
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education
Keywords: LERT, QNA, crossing, training, video
Abstract: The Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement is a video-based training for emergency dispatchers that teaches them how to safely respond to rail accidents.
Report Number
RR 19-19
Office
RDI-23
27
Sep
2019
Technical Reports
Why Do Passenger Trains Run through Switches in the Rail Yard?
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Run through switch, switch points, yard crews, passenger rail, systems-theoretic process analysis, STPA, STAMP, systems-theoretic accident model and processes
Abstract: This study examined why crews working in yard operations run through switches in the wrong direction or run through damaged switches. Running through a switch in the wrong...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/37
Office
RDI-24
19
Aug
2019
Technical Reports
Review of Suicide Intervention Training Programs
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Railroad, Safety, Suicide, Training, Suicide Prevention, Transit
Abstract: Nearly one-third of all rail-related fatalities in the U.S. result from an intentional act of suicide. Rail carrier-based strategies to prevent these incidents are not well...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/31
Office
RDI-24
19
Jul
2019
Reference Materials
Strategic Plan for the Cab Technology Integration Laboratory
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: CTILWEB, CTIL, Cab Technology Integration Laboratory, strategic plan, human performance, human-centered design, simulation, human-in-the loop simulation, human factors, railroad safety, industry collaboration
Abstract: This strategic plan establishes a path to realizing the Cab Technology Integration Laboratory (CTIL) program’s vision of advancing railroad safety by using human-in-the loop...