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Safety Advisories
Recommends that each railroad operating passenger trains assess the rules, instructions, and procedures used to ensure that a train will not depart a station until all passengers successfully board or alight from the train, and ensure compliance with such
Keywords: alighting; boarding
Technical Reports
A Pilot Examination of a Joint Railroad Management-Labor Approach to Root Cause Analysis of Accidents, Incidents, and Close Calls in a Diesel and Car Repair Shop Environment
Keywords: Root cause analysis, accident/incident investigation, human error, diesel shop, car repair shop,
Abstract: This report presents findings from a 1-year pilot study investigating the feasibility and practicality of a joint railroad managementlabor approach to root cause analysis (RCA) of...
Compliance Manuals
Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating Employees 49 CFR Part 227 and Locomotive Cab Noise Standard 49 CFR Part 229.121
Keywords: Noise Compliance Manual
Abstract: This discipline-specific manual prescribes technical guidance to Federal and State Industrial Hygienists, Operating Practices and Motive Power & Equipment Inspectors and...
Other Reports
Class 1 Freight Railroad Profiles - 2006
Keywords: Class 1 freight railroad profile
Abstract: Each profile includes: Executive officers and addresses; national map showing States served by the railroad; operational and financial statistics for CY 2005 and the 2nd...
Technical Reports
Railroad Dispatching Operations: Putting Research into Practice–Workshop Summary
Keywords: Railroad dispatcher, train dispatcher, rail traffic controller, workload, fatigue, stress, taskload,
Abstract: This report summarizes the material presented at a 1-day workshop, Railroad Dispatching Operations: Putting Research into Practice, sponsored by the Federal Railroad...