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Technical Reports
Maintaining Alertness in Railroad Locomotive Crews
Keywords: Altertness; Locomotive cab; Safety; Human factors
Abstract: The problem of assuring alertness in railroad locomotive crews is defined. Principles for maintaining alertness are derived from the experimental literature on vigilance and...
Technical Reports
General Vehicle Test Instrumentation Evaluation
Keywords: Transit Vehicle Testing, Dynamic Vehicle Performance, Measuring Devices, Test Equipment Testing
Abstract: A General Vehicle Test System (GVTS) has been developed by the Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts to facilitate rail transit vehicle testing at the...
Technical Reports
Train-to-Train Rear End Impact Tests Volume III: Appendix A: Impact Test Data; Appendix B: Report of Inventions
Keywords: Baseline Impact Tests, Rear End Train Collisions, Research Data
Abstract: Nine train-to-train rear end impact tests were performed by the Dynamic Science Division of Ultrasystems, Inc., at DOT’S Transportation Test Center under contract with the...
Technical Reports
Potential Means of Cost Reduction in Grade Crossing Automatic Gate Systems, Volume I: Overview and Low Cost RaiIroad/Hiqhway Grade Grossing Gate Systems
Keywords: Railroad/Highway Grade Crossing Gates; Gate Drive Mechanism; Arm Support; Gate Arm; Grade Crossing Gate Survey; Gate System Design Concepts; Gate System Model
Abstract: This report, Volume I of a two-volume study, examines the potential for reduction of the cost of installing and maintaining automatic gates at railroad-highway grade crossings. It...
Technical Reports
Potential Means of Cost Reduction in Grade Crossing Automatic Gate Systems, Volume II: Improved Gate Arm Concepts for Railroad/Hiqhway Grade Crossings
Keywords: Grade Crossing Protection; Automatic Gates; Impact Absorbing Gate Arms
Abstract: This report, Volume II of a two-volume study, examines the potential for reduction of the cost of installing and maintaining automatic gates at railroad-highway grade crossings....