Technical Reports
Sled Tests Using the Hybrid III Rail Safety ATD and Workstation Tables for Passenger Trains
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 occur when passengers impact workstation tables during train accidents. The H3-RS is similar to the standard Hybrid III...Safety Culture: A Significant Influence on Safety in Transportation
An organization’s safety culture can influence safety outcomes. Research and experience show that when safety culture is strong, accidents are less frequent and less severe. As a result, building and maintaining strong safety cultures should be a top priority across the transportation industry....High Accuracy Global Positioning System Upgrades at Transportation Technology Center
Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) upgraded and installed new equipment enabling High Accuracy Global Positioning System (HA-GPS) to the Transportation Technology Center’s (TTC) existing GPS reference station. The intent was to provide a high...2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop
In response to the successful 2008 and 2012 Trespasser Workshops, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored the 2015 Right-of-Way (ROW) Fatality and Trespass Prevention workshop to keep up the momentum that had been previously established. The FRA Administrator (who was Acting...
Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System Research and Development Program
This report evaluates the Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS). It examines: 1) the extent of ATGMS usage, 2) what railroads think of ATGMS, 3) why ATGMS is not being employed more, 4) ATGMS performance indicators, 5) how to evaluate the impact of ATGMS, and 6) establishing research...In-Depth Data Analysis of Grade Crossing Accidents Resulting in Injuries and Fatalities
Grade crossing accidents represent a significant proportion of railroad-related fatalities and injuries. FRA is committed to improving public safety by decreasing the number of grade crossing accidents. In this project, the FRA grade crossing incident and crossing inventory databases were...