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1 Dec 1980

Technical Reports

Assessment of Locomotive Crew In-Cab Occupational Noise Exposure

Author
Roger D. Kilmer

Subject Occupational Noise Exposure, Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)

Keywords: Safety Assessment, Simplified Testing, In-Cab Sound Level

Abstract: The railroad industry, unlike most other U.S. industries, is not subject to the safety regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Instead, railroad workers...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/91
Office
RRD

1 Apr 1977

Technical Reports

In-Service Performance and Costs of Methods to Control Urban Rail System Noise: Test and Evaluation Plan

Author
Hugh J. Saurenman, Michael C. Holowaty

Subject Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise), Evaluation

Keywords: Resilient Wheels, Damped Wheels, Wheel Truing, Wheel Failure

Abstract: Reported here is the Test and Evaluation Plan of a study to investigate the effectiveness of four techniques for reducing wheel/rail noise in rail rapid-transit systems (resilient...

Report Number
UMTA-MA-06-0025-77-10
Office
RRD

1 Mar 1977

Technical Reports

Maintaining Alertness in Railroad Locomotive Crews

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; D.B. Devoe; C.N. Abernathy

Subject Safety Advisories, Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)

Keywords: Altertness; Locomotive cab; Safety; Human factors

Abstract: The problem of assuring alertness in railroad locomotive crews is defined. Principles for maintaining alertness are derived from the experimental literature on vigilance and...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-77/22
Office
RDI-20

1 May 1976

Technical Reports

In-Service Performance and Costs of Methods for Control of Urban Rail System Noise: Experimental Design

Author
Michael C. Holowaty, Hugh J. Saurenman, Stanley M. Rosen

Subject Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise), Evaluation

Keywords: Resilient Wheels, Damped Wheels, Rail Grinding, Noise Reduction, Cost Analysis, Wheel-Rail Noise

Abstract: This report presents an experimental design for a project to evaluate four techniques for reducing wheel-rail noise on urban rail transit systems: (a) resilient wheels, (b) damped...

Report Number
UMTA-MA-06-0025-76-4
Office
RRD

23 Oct 1975

Technical Reports

Report on the 5th International Wheelsets Congress

Author
Don E. Bray

Subject Fatigue Management, Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)

Keywords: Railway Wheels, Railway Axles, Adhesion, Fatigue, Stresses, Noise, Material Behavior

Abstract: A summary is given for each of the thirty technical papers presented at the International Wheelsets Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, 20-23 October 1975. The papers were presented by...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/65
Office
RRD