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Research Results
A Preliminary Design for a Heads-Up Display for Rail Operations
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...
Technical Reports
Sled Tests Using the Hybrid III Rail Safety ATD and Workstation Tables for Passenger Trains
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...
Reports to Congress
International Border Passenger and Freight Rail Study June 2017
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...
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...
Technical Reports
Recognition of Rail Car Retroreflective Patterns for Improving Nighttime Conspicuity
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.