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Technical Reports
Expertise Management for Safety Leadership Positions in the U.S. Railroad Industry
Keywords: Expertise management, knowledge capture, knowledge transfer, knowledge management, training, education, cognitive task analysis, expertise, leadership skills, decision games
Abstract: The U.S. railroad industry is facing critical knowledge loss of invaluable safety leadership expertise due to employee separations and a retiring workforce. The Federal...
Research Results
C3RS DEMONSTRATION WITH SLSI SERVING IN THE ROLE OF THE PEER REVIEW TEAM
Keywords: Voluntary safety reporting, close calls, safety culture, event reporting, short line railroads, Short Line Safety Institute
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is testing a new model for enabling railroads with very small numbers of employees to join the Confidential Close Call Reporting...
Research Results
THE EXPERTISE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR RAILROAD SAFETY LEADERSHIP
Keywords: Expertise management, knowledge capture, knowledge transfer, knowledge management, training, education, cognitive task analysis, expertise, leadership skills, decision games, impact skills
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development, and Technology’s Human Factors Division sponsored TrueSafety Evaluation and Perigean Technologies to...
Technical Reports
External Perception for Locomotives: Systems and Algorithm Development
Keywords: Deep learning, deep neural net, object detection, perception, cab technology integration lab, operator fatigue, operator distraction
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a research team from Aurora Flight Sciences to develop the External Perception for Locomotives (ExP-L) system, which uses the FRA...
Technical Reports
Stakeholder Perceptions of the Fatigue and Safety of Locomotive Engineers
Keywords: Fatigue, safety, locomotive engineers, conductors, focus groups, stakeholders
Abstract: This report documents stakeholder perspectives and opinions on the fatigue and safety of freight locomotive engineers. This work follows an online survey sponsored by the...