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26
Feb
2018
Technical Reports
An Acquisition Approach to Adopting Human Systems Integration in the Railroad Industry
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Human Systems Integration, HSI, human factors, systems engineering, procurement process, human-centered design
Abstract: This report provides guidance on how the railroad industry can develop safer systems by acquiring new equipment based on human-centered design practices, or Human Systems...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/05
Office
RDI-24
23
Jan
2018
Presentations
Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System: Technical Development & Short Line Demonstration
Subject
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Track geometry inspection, autonomous, unmanned, ATGMS, autonomous track geometry measurement systems, track assessment
Abstract: What is Autonomous Inspection: The process of inspecting the track from revenue service trains using unattended instrumentation with minimal direct involvement. Autonomous...
Presenter
Federal Railroad Administration
Audience
Engineers, Railroad Industry Professionals, General Public
Location
Washington, DC
United States
23
Oct
2017
Environmental Review Documents
Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study Service-Level FEIS ROD-MAIN TEXT
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study, solid waste, blological resources, wetlands, floodplains, coastal zone, energy, utilities, geologic resources,
Abstract: This Final Service-level Environmental Impact Statement ·(FEIS) considers development of an Intercity passenger rail system that enhances existing passenger rail service and...
15
Sep
2017
Technical Reports
Passenger Car Crippling End-Load Test and Analyses
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Passenger car, compressive load test, crippling, finite element analysis, finite element model, crash energy management
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/14
Office
RDI-22
15
Sep
2017
Technical Reports
Monitoring Longitudinal Rail Stress Using Diffuse Ultrasonic Backscatter
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: stress in rail; ultrasonic transducers; ultrasound scattering; theoretical model of the scattering process; prototype devices for stress estimations in rail; laboratory and field tests
Abstract: In this report, research was conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pertaining to the use of ultrasound scattering from polycrystalline grains to estimate and monitor...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/15
Office
RDI-21