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17
Dec
2021
Technical Reports
Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement
Subject
Emergency Preparedness
Keywords: Law enforcement, railroad training, trespassers, motorists, online video
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/37
Office
RDI-22
16
Mar
2021
Technical Reports
Locomotive Emergency Response Training
Subject
Emergency Preparedness
Keywords: Firefighters, railroad training, trespassers, motorists, training video
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/12
Office
RDI-22
14
Mar
2020
Emergency Declarations
FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Situation: Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
Subject
Emergency Declarations,
Emergency Preparedness
Keywords: COVID19
FRA Docket Number
FRA-2020-0002
16
Oct
2019
Research Results
Rail Safety Training for Law Enforcement
Subject
Emergency Preparedness,
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education
Keywords: LERT, QNA, crossing, training, video
Abstract: The Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement is a video-based training for emergency dispatchers that teaches them how to safely respond to rail accidents.
Report Number
RR 19-19
Office
RDI-23
9
Oct
2018
Emergency Declarations
The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Hurricane Michael
Subject
Emergency Preparedness
Keywords: Hurricane Michael
FRA Docket Number
FRA-2018-0013
11
Sep
2018
Emergency Declarations
The FRA Administrator’s Declaration of Emergency Event: Hurricane Florence
Subject
Emergency Preparedness
Keywords: Hurricane Florence
FRA Docket Number
FRA-2018-0013
23
Feb
2018
Technical Reports
Unmanned Aircraft System Applications in International Railroads
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems
Keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, UAS, international railroad, Beyond Visual Line of Sight, BVLOS, ground penetrating radar, UAS technology
Abstract: This report summarizes the current uses and issues associated with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in railroad applications, and provides the use cases employed by railroads. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/04
Office
RDI-21
8
Aug
2017
Research Results
A Preliminary Design for a Heads-Up Display for Rail Operations
Subject
Intelligent Railroad Systems
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...
Report Number
RR 17-08
Office
RDI-24
9
Apr
2015
Technical Reports
Passenger Train Emergency Systems: Single-Level Commuter Rail Car Egress Experiments
Subject
Emergency Preparedness,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: passenger trains; commuter rail; emergency evacuation; emergency egress; emergency exits; egress computer models; egress experiments; egress simulation; emergency evacuation simulation
Abstract: Under FRA sponsorship, a series of three experimental egress trials was conducted in 2005 and 2006 to obtain human factors data relating to the amount of time necessary for...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-15/04
Office
RDI-22
19
Nov
2014
Technical Reports
Passenger Train Emergency Systems: Development of Prototype railEXODUS Software for U.S. Passenger Rail Car Egress
Subject
Emergency Preparedness,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: passenger trains, railroads, commuter rail, transportation, emergency evacuation, emergency egress, emergency exits, egress computer models, egress experiments, egress simulation, emergency evacuation simulation
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), is sponsoring a research program, which includes investigation of the applicability of...
Report Number
(DOT/FRA/ORD-14/35)
Office
RDI-22