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12
Dec
2024
Technical Reports
Evaluating Processes, Outcomes, and Sustainability for FRA’s Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS)
Subject
Research,
Human Factors
Keywords: Close Calls, Confidential Close Calls Reporting System, C3RS, corrective actions, continuous process improvement, human factors, safety culture, voluntary reporting, evaluation
Abstract:
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) tasked the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) to conduct an evaluation of the Confidential Close Call Reporting...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/45
Office
RDI-24
19
Sep
2024
Research Results
Railroad Spike Failure Mitigation: Investigation of Tie Plate Hold-Down Elements
Subject
Research,
Track
Keywords: Broken spikes; spring washers; spring specifications; hold-down load; resiliency; elastic fasteners; stress relaxation
Abstract:
The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) investigated methods to mitigate timber tie spike failures. This...
Report Number
RR 24-11
Office
RDI-21
19
Sep
2024
Technical Reports
Positive Train Control Communication Failures and Their Impacts: Case Study Using Generalized Train Movement Simulator
Subject
Research,
Communications,
Train Control
Keywords: PTC; GTMS; rail system simulation
Abstract:
Railroads with Positive Train Control (PTC) are experiencing increased delays due to communication failures and outages, during which trains are compelled to move at slower...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/39
Office
RDI-23
12
Sep
2024
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Habituation to Alerts in Locomotive Cabs
Subject
Research,
Human Factors
Keywords: Habituation; inattentional deafness; alarm fatigue; locomotive engineer; Positive Train Control; PTC; alerter; human factors
Abstract:
From September 2019 to May 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funded KEA Technologies Inc. to conduct a pilot study using a rail simulator to determine whether...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/36
Office
RDI-24
30
Aug
2024
Technical Reports
An Investigation of the Effects of Positive Train Control Systems on Track Maintenance
Subject
Research,
Track
Keywords: Positive Train Control; PTC; Maintenance of Way; MOW; roadway worker protection; RWP; Employee-in-Charge; EIC; Roadway Worker in Charge; RWIC
Abstract:
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to conduct a broad analysis of the impacts of Positive Train Control (PTC)...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/32
Office
RDI-21