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AN AUTOMATION AWARENESS ASSISTANT FOR AUTOMATED TRAIN OPERATIONS
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Automation

**Keywords:** Decision support, human-automation interaction, human factors, rail automation, situation awareness, train control, train handling
**Abstract:** FRA sponsored Monterey Technologies, Inc. to design and develop an improved interface between human operators and advanced automation in rail systems. Applying user-...
Report Number
              RR 24-01

  Office
              RDI-24
    29
Nov
2023
Research Results
Full Moving Block (FMB) Concept and Requirements Specification for Railroad Operations
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Communications,
                    Train Control

**Keywords:** Alternative Broken Rail and Rollout Detection (ABRRD), Full-moving block (FMB), Quasi-moving block (QMB), Interoperable Train Control (ITC), Positive Train Control (PTC), communications-based train control (CBTC)
**Abstract:** The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc., (MxV Rail), in collaboration with a rail industry stakeholder technical advisory group (...
Report Number
              RR 23-23

  Office
              RDI-23
    12
May
2023
Research Results
Office Safety Checker for Moving Block Train Control Systems
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Communications,
                    Train Control

**Keywords:** Quasi-Moving Block (QMB), Full-Moving Block (FMB), Positive Train Control (PTC)
**Abstract:** As part of a research project sponsored by FRA between June 2020 and May 2022, TTCI developed and analyzed a concept for the Office Safety Checker (OSC) component of the Moving...
Report Number
              RR 23-04

  Office
              RRS-23
    24
Mar
2023
Research Results
Locomotive Crash Energy Management: Train-to-Train Impact Test
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Rolling Stock

**Keywords:** Crashworthiness, crash energy management, CEM, locomotive, train-to-train test, rail passenger safety
**Abstract:** This report describes the results of the program’s latest impact test, conducted in August 2022: the train-to-train impact test. In this test, a CEM-equipped locomotive leading...
Report Number
              RR 23-03

  Office
              RPD-22
    17
Feb
2023
Research Results
Railroad Bridge Inspection Using Drone-Based Digital Image Correlation
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Track

**Keywords:** Autonomous drone flight control, stereo digital image correlation, remote bridge inspection

Report Number
              RR 23-02

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