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May
2010
Reports to Congress
The Impact of Distracting Electronic Devices on the Safe Performance of Duties by Railroad Operating Employees : Initial Report of the Study Required by Section 405 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Subject
Cellular Telephones/Other Electronic Devices
Keywords: RSIA
Abstract: Based on the historical record, rail transportation in the United States is an extremely safe mode of transportation. However, distraction of a railroad employee who is entrusted...
1
May
2010
Technical Reports
Over-the-Road Testing of the Instrumented Tank Car - A Load Environment Study
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Over-the-Road Testing of the Instrumented Tank Car - A Load Environment Study
Abstract: Fractures have been observed on stub sill tank cars for many years. Undetected and unattended, these fractures can develop into a variety of tank car failures. While tank car...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-10/04
Office
RRD
1
May
2010
Technical Reports
The Northeast Corridor Infrastructure Master Plan
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Northeast Corridor, Infrastructure Master Plan, Trip-Time Improvements, Expanded Service, Freight Service Plans
Abstract: The Northeast Corridor (NEC) Infrastructure Master Plan is the result of a precedent-setting region-wide collaboration among 12 Northeast states and the District of Columbia,...
Office
RRD
1
Jan
2010
Presentations
Union Pacific Research Update: Impact of Operator Health and Behavioral Health on Safety
Keywords: Union Pacific Research Update: Impact of Operator Health and Behavioral Health on Safety
Presenter
Dennis W. Holland, Jackie Keenan
Audience
TRB 2010
Location
United States
1
Dec
2009
Technical Reports
An Independent Evaluation of the Switching Operations Fatality Analysis 2010 Working Group's Processes
Subject
Signal and Train Control,
Switching Operations
Keywords: Evaluation, SOFA, Fatality, Rail
Abstract: The Switching Operations Fatality Analysis (SOFA) Working Group was formed to analyze the factors contributing to fatalities in switching operations. The 2010 Working Group...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-09/23
Office
RRD