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Technical Reports
Development and Evaluation of a Moving Map Display for Rail Applications
Author
          Liu, Andrew M. ; Oman, Charles M. ; Voelbel, Kathleen

Subject
                    High-Speed Passenger Rail,
                    Human Factors,
                    Automation

**Keywords:** CTIL; CTILWEB; Hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis; Moving Map; iPad; Heads-up Display; HUD; Situation Awareness; Safety; Human-in-the-loop Testing; Passenger Rail Service; Head-up Display
**Abstract:** This report describes the development and evaluation of a prototype real-time moving map display to support engineer situation awareness and safety performance for future U.S....
Report Number
              DOT/FRA/ORD-17/24

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              RDI-24
    1
Jul
1990
Technical Reports
Review and Analysis of Railroad Passenger Car Waste Retention Systems Volume II: Appendices C, D and E
Author
          Alan J. Bing, Todd O. Burger, Thomas J. Rasmussen

Subject
                    Industrial Hygiene,
                    Intercity Passenger Rail Investment

**Keywords:** Toilet, Waste Retention Technologies, Test Programs, Cost Evaluations
**Abstract:** The traditional practice of dumping railroad toilet and other waste directly onto the tracks is still used on most passenger cars operated by Amtrak. However, this practice is...
Report Number
              DOT/FRA/ORD 91-02 I & II

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    1
Oct
1972
Technical Reports
Light Rail Transit Systems: a Definition and Evalution
Author
          Dr. Vukan R. Vuchic

Subject
                    Intercity Passenger Rail Investment ,
                    Passenger Rail,
                    Evaluation

**Keywords:** Light Rail, Public Transportation, Urban Rail
**Abstract:** Rail transit represents a family of modes ranging from light rail to regional rapid transit systems, and it can be utilized in a number of different cities and types of...
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              DOT-TSC-310-1

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