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20 Jun 2016

Technical Reports

Installation of Active Noise Control and Active Vibration Control on a GP40-2 Locomotive

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Operating Practices

Keywords: active noise control, active vibration control, static operation, on-track operation

Abstract: This project evaluated the performance of active noise control (ANC) and active vibration control (AVC) technologies using a GP40-2 locomotive located at the Transportation...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-16/20
Office
RDI-22

11 Mar 2009

Technical Bulletins

Recommendations for Civil Penalties: Failure to Report Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accidents/Incidents

Author
Michael Logue

Subject Operating Practices

Bulletin Number
OP-09-03
Discipline
Operating Practices

26 Mar 2006

Reports to Congress

Safety of Remote Control Locomotive (RCL) Operations

Author
Office of Railroad Safety

Subject Operating Practices, Remote Control Locomotive Operations

Keywords: RCL safety report

Abstract: By letter dated September 2, 2003, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Committee) requested that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conduct an...

31 Aug 1993

Emergency Orders

Required Florida East Coast Railroad to sound warning device at grade crossings and to revoke operating rules/bulletins to the contrary. (State had enacted "whistle ban" statute, permitting local governments to prohibit train horns during night hours.)

Subject Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems, Operating Practices, Train Horn Noise

Emergency Order Number
Emergency Order 15, Notice No. 4