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1
Jul
2002
Research Results
A Preliminary Examination of Railroad Dispatcher Workload, Stress, and Fatigue
Subject
Fatigue Management,
Human Factors,
Sleep Disorders,
Work Schedule & Sleep Patterns
Keywords: railroad dispatcher, workload, stress, fatigue
Report Number
RR02-02
Office
RDI-24
10
Jul
2000
Policy and Guidance
Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations and Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Light Rail and Conventional Equipment
Subject
Railroad System Oversight
Keywords: FTA, Shared use, jurisdiction, light rail, conventional equipment
Abstract: FRA and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have jointly developed a policy concerning safety issues related to light rail transit operations that share use of the general...
1
Oct
1997
Reference Materials
The National Short Line Railroad Database Project, 1996-1997
Subject
Railroad System Oversight
Keywords: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Abstract: This project is dedicated toward creating an annual information base on short line and regional railroads. Due to the ever faster changing railroad system, the value of such...
1
Jul
1997
Technical Reports
The Effects of Work Schedule on Train Handling Performance and Sleep of Locomotive Engineers: A Simulator Study.
Subject
Human Factors,
Sleep Disorders,
Work Schedule & Sleep Patterns
Keywords: locomotive engineers; fatigue; work schedules, hours of service; sleep, RALES simulator; work performance; train-handling; alertness; ciradian rythms, safety
Abstract: Current Federal regulations governing Hours of Service for locomotive engineers allow work schedules that have backwards rotating shift start times. Locomotive engineers who work...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/09
Office
RDI-20
1
Jul
1987
Other Reports
Characterization of Residual Stress and Texture in Cast Steel Railroad Wheels
Subject
Railroad System Oversight
Keywords: Electromagnetic-Acoustic Transducer, Shear-Horizonal Waves, Birefringence
Abstract: Residual stress and texture were characterized in the rim of a cast steel railroad wheel, using both an electromagnetic-acoustic transducer (EMAT) and a piezoelectric transducer....
Report Number
NBSIR 87-3072
Office
RRD