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Jul
2018
Safety Advisories
Addressing Electrode-Induced Rail Pitting From Pressure Electric Welding
Subject
Safety Advisories
Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2018-01 to remind railroads, contractors, and the rail welding industry of the potential for electrode-induced rail pitting and fatigue cracking...
Safety Advisory Number
2018-01
23
Feb
2018
Technical Reports
Unmanned Aircraft System Applications in International Railroads
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems
Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, UAS, international railroad, Beyond Visual Line of Sight, BVLOS, ground penetrating radar, UAS technology
Abstract: This report summarizes the current uses and issues associated with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in railroad applications, and provides the use cases employed by railroads. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/04
Office
RDI-21
8
Aug
2017
Research Results
A Preliminary Design for a Heads-Up Display for Rail Operations
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems
Keywords: CTILWEB, Heads-Up Display, situation awareness, engineer, locomotive, hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis, information requirements, head/body tracking
Abstract: This research project designed a locomotive Heads-Up Display (HUD), a secondary display that helps the operator locate possible hazards in the surrounding environment while...
Report Number
RR 17-08
Office
RDI-24
5
Dec
2016
Safety Advisories
Mitigation and Investigation of Passenger Rail Human Factor Related Accidents and Operations in Terminals and Stations With Stub End Tracks
Subject
Safety Advisories
Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2016–03 to stress to passenger and commuter railroads the importance of taking action to help mitigate human factor accidents, assist in the...
Safety Advisory Number
2016–03
28
Nov
2016
Safety Advisories
Identification and Mitigation of Hazards Through Job Safety Briefings and Hazard Recognition Strategies
Subject
Safety Advisories
Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2016–02 out of concern for the number of railroad and railroad contractor fatalities that occur when roadway workers perform certain activities that...
Safety Advisory Number
2016-02