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Press Releases
FRA Launches Risk Reduction Safety Program
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule, launching the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) to support an increasing...
Technical Reports
Relationship Between Track Geometry Defects and Measured Track Subsurface Condition
Keywords: Railroad, track, track geometry, Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR, big data, ballast fouling index, BFI, ballast layer thickness, BLT, Logistic Regression, LR, research, study
Abstract: This report presented the results of a comprehensive study regarding the development of a probability model for occurrence of track geometry defects as a function of key...
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Risk Acceptance Criteria for Transporting Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Liquefied natural gas, LNG, safety assessments, dual-fuel, compressed natural gas, CNG, risk criteria, quantitative risk assessment, QRA, locomotive, hazardous materials, rolling stock
Abstract: This report reviews and offers recommendations from Sandia National Laboratories of risk acceptance criteria for the transportation of hazardous materials in the U.S. The risk...
Environmental Review Documents
Port Bienville Railroad Project: Combined Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision
Keywords: Port Bienville Railroad, Final EIS, Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision, FRA, MDOT
Abstract: The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), in coordination with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and the Hancock County Ports and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) has...
Technical Reports
Human Factors Evaluation of an Experimental Locomotive Engineer Crewstation
Keywords: Cab Technology Integration Laboratory, CTIL, experimental crewstation, integrated controls, operator performance, safety, technology, prototyping, human factors standards, usability testing, standing operation
Abstract: A human factors evaluation of an experimental engineer control system was conducted by the Volpe Center using a locomotive research simulator—the Federal Railroad...