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1
Apr
2001
Other Reports
Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP) : Accomplishments for CY 2000
Subject
Enforcement,
Program Evaluation
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) ensures the safety of the Nation’s railroad industry through the promulgation of safety regulations and the on-site monitoring of...
Office
RRS
1
Oct
2000
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Alternative Detection Technologies for Trains and Highway Vehicles at Highway Rail Intersections
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems
Keywords: Detection Systems, Loss of Shunt, Intelligent Traffic Systems
Abstract: This study evaluated the performance of 5 prototype technologies for detecting trains and other vehicles at grade crossings without the use of track circuits.
Office
RRD
1
Apr
2000
Other Reports
Safety Assurance and Compliance Program (SACP) : Accomplishments for 1999 and First Quarter 2000
Subject
Enforcement,
Program Evaluation
Abstract: The Agency traditionally relied upon site-specific inspections that focused on regulatory compliance as the primary means of safety oversight. While railroad safety had improved...
Office
RRS
16
Sep
1999
Administrative Hearings
Appeal of Dennis Bourgeois, Jr. (FRA—Locomotive Engineer Certification Case) Docket No. EQAL 97-79
Subject
Enforcement
Abstract: Petitioner, Dennis Bourgeois, Jr. (“Bourgeois”), through the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, appealed to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”),...
1
Jan
1999
Technical Reports
Railroad Horn Systems Research
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors,
Signal and Train Control
Keywords: audible warning devices; community noise; highway-rail grade crossings; horns signal
Abstract: Researchers addressed the effectiveness of railroad horn systems in reducing grade crossing accidents and discussed their impact on community noise.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-99/10
Office
RRD