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19
Oct
2023
Research Results
Implementing SLSI-provided Opportunities Continues to Support Safety Culture Growth
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: Safety culture, safety culture model, safety culture assessment, safety culture measurement, evaluation, short line railroads, regional railroads
Abstract: The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) measures short line and regional railroads’ safety culture using a multi-method assessment process that examines safety culture...
Report Number
RR 23-19
Office
RDI-24
29
Sep
2023
Safety Bulletins
Safety Bulletin 2023-07; Employee Fatality – Crossing Tracks
Keywords: fouling track, situational awareness, remote control zone
29
Sep
2023
Technical Reports
I-ETMS™ Positive Train Control Passenger Braking Algorithm Enhancement – Phase II
Subject
Positive Train Control
Keywords: Positive Train Control, PTC, braking, braking algorithm enhancements, field testing, Electric Multiple Unit, EMU, Diesel Multiple Unit, DMU, enforcement algorithm, enforcement algorithms, EA
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) funded Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to examine the performance benefits of four potential modifications to the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/36
Office
RDI-23
15
Sep
2023
Research Results
Short Line Safety Institute: Testing the Fidelity of Its Robust Model
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: freight railroads, regional railroads, short line railroads, safety culture assessment, safety culture measurement, state of rail industry
Abstract: The Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI) is dedicated to the continuous improvement of safety and safety culture across all short line and regional railroads in the United States...
Report Number
RR 23-18
Office
RDI-24
11
Aug
2023
Technical Reports
Measurement and Characterization of Track Geometry Data: Literature Review and Recommendations for Processing FRA ATIP Program Data
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track geometry, track quality, track irregularities, space curve, Track Quality Index, TQI, Track Geometry Measurement System, TGMS, Automated Track Inspection Program, ATIP, Power Spectral Density, PSD
Abstract: From October 2018 to March 2019, the Federal Railroad Administration sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. to conduct a literature review on the methods of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/21
Office
RDI-21