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Jul
2015
Technical Reports
An Investigation of Passing Stop Signals at a Passenger Railroad
Subject
Human Factors,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Passing a Stop Signal; PASS; Stop Signal Violation; SSV; Signal Passed at Danger; SPAD; Passenger Rail; Human Factors
Abstract: This report documents the findings and recommendations from an investigation into stop signal violations at an American passenger railroad. The investigation was requested by the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-15/25
Office
RDI-24
4
Jul
2015
Accident Investigations
HQ-2015-1063 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Abstract: On July 4, 2015, at 10:15 p.m., CST, a westbound Amtrak passenger train, AMT 01-03, in Harwood, Texas, in Gonzales County, collided with a northbound pick-up truck at the highway-...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation)
Location
Hartwood, TX
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2015-1063
Investigation Status
Finalized
3
Jul
2015
Accident Investigations
HQ-2015-1062 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations
Keywords: Accident Investigations
Abstract: On Friday, July 3, 2015, at 7:45 a.m., CST, Kansas City Southern Railroad (KCS) southbound loaded rock train, OHTSM 03, operating with 2 head-end locomotives and 50 loaded rock...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Rear End Collision (REC)
Railroad Name
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Location
Vivian, LA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2015-1062
Investigation Status
Finalized
30
Jun
2015
Presentations
Grantee Closeout Training
Subject
Grants & Financial Assistance
Keywords: Grantee Reporting
Presenter
FRA Office of Railroad Policy and Development
Audience
FRA Grant Recipients and Applicants
Location
Washington, DC
United States
10
Jun
2015
Research Results
Evaluation of FRA Trespass Preventation Research Study
Keywords: Evaluation of FRA Trespass Preventation Research Study; Trespass Prevention; Evaluation; Community-Based; Stakeholder Engagement
Abstract: The United States Department of Transportation’s (US DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), under the direction of the US DOT Federal...
Report Number
RR 15-21
Office
RDI-23