| Title | An investigation of Passing Stop Signals at a Passenger Railroad |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 55241 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Safar, Hadar; Multer, Jordan; Roth, Emilie |
| Source | 89p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 20150700 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report documents the findings and recommendations from an investigation into stop signal violations at an American passenger railroad. The investigation was requested by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the passenger railroad, and sponsored by FRA’s Office of Research & Development (ORD). This investigation assisted the passenger railroad in understanding why stop signal violations occurred in the terminal and helped it develop effective corrective actions to prevent or mitigate their occurrence in the future. In addition to making recommendations for the railroad, this report discusses opportunities for the FRA to improve the risk management of passing a stop signal (PASS) across railroads. These improvements include recommending more systematic collection and analysis of PASS data; changing FRA compliance and enforcement practices to encourage more open and complete reporting of PASS incidents; and performing additional field and simulator-based research to strengthen the empirical foundation for linking systemic factors to PASS. |
| Rosap ID | dot:12213 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12213 |
| TRT Terms | Passenger service; Railroad safety; Risk management; Human factors; Train crews; Railroad signals; Railroad traffic control devices; Interviewing |
| General Subjects | Passing a Stop Signal (PASS); Stop Signal Violation (SSV); Signal Passed at Danger (SPAD) |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1570258 |
| Contract Number | RR04A9/MJ557 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FRA-15-02; DOT/FRA/ORD-15/25 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/55000/55200/55241/An_Investigation_of_Passed_Stop_Signals.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |