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19 Nov 2019

Reference Materials

Grade Crossing Business Plan

Author
James Payne, Staff Director, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing and Trespasser Programs Division

Subject Grade Crossings

Keywords: Grade Crossing, Business Plan, Trespass, Prevention, Safety

Abstract:

With this plan, the FRA focuses on safety at or near highway-rail grade crossings and describes actions the agency will take over the next three years to support the...

8 Nov 2019

Compliance Manuals

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing and Trespass Prevention: Compliance, Procedures, and Policies Programs Manual

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Grade Crossings

Discipline
General

27 Sep 2019

Technical Reports

Why Do Passenger Trains Run through Switches in the Rail Yard?

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

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

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

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

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

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...