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8
Aug
2017
Research Results
A Preliminary Design for a Heads-Up Display for Rail Operations
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems
Keywords: CTILWEB, Heads-Up Display, situation awareness, engineer, locomotive, hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis, information requirements, head/body tracking
Abstract: This research project designed a locomotive Heads-Up Display (HUD), a secondary display that helps the operator locate possible hazards in the surrounding environment while...
Report Number
RR 17-08
Office
RDI-24
8
Aug
2017
Technical Reports
Sled Tests Using the Hybrid III Rail Safety ATD and Workstation Tables for Passenger Trains
Subject
Occupant Protection
Keywords: Hybrid III Rail Safety, H3-RS, anthropomorphic test device, ATD, workstation table, crashworthiness, occupant protection, collision protection, train accidents, crash test dummy
Abstract: The Hybrid III Rail Safety (H3-RS) anthropomorphic test device (ATD) is a crash test dummy developed in the United Kingdom to evaluate abdomen and lower thorax injuries that...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/10
Office
RDI-22
19
Jul
2017
Reports to Congress
International Border Passenger and Freight Rail Study June 2017
Subject
Amtrak,
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: High-Speed Rail; Amtrak; International Rail
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted an International Border Passenger and Freight Rail Study (Study) in response...
3
Jul
2017
Other Reports
Glacier Rail Park / Kalispell Core Area Development and Trail Project Finding of No Significant Impact and Section 4(f) Determination
Keywords: Glacier Rail Park / Kalispell Core Area Development and Trail Project Finding of No Significant Impact and Section 4(f) Determination
Abstract: The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) selected the City of Kalispell, Montana (City) to receive Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery...
1
Jul
2017
Technical Reports
Recognition of Rail Car Retroreflective Patterns for Improving Nighttime Conspicuity
Subject
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Human Factors,
Signal and Train Control
Keywords: Conspicuity, freight car, highway-railroad grade crossing, pattern recognition, recognition, reflectorization, retroreflective material, safety, signal detection theory, visibility, warning device
Abstract: Researchers evaluated whether train-mounted reflector pattern designs help nighttime drivers recognize and avoid hitting trains at grade crossings.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/07
Office
RRD