NTL Record

Title Preventing Stop Signal Overruns: Good Practices for Passenger Railroads
Record ID 74514
Personal Name
Creator
Safar, Hadar; France, Megan; Multer, Jordan; Roth, Emilie M.
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Roth Cognitive Engineering
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Publication Date 20200500
Language English
Abstract Passing a stop signal without proper authority, also known as a stop signal overrun (SSO), can have serious consequences for safety, such as collisions, derailments, and injury to employees working on or near the track. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has identified factors that contribute to trains passing stop signals, and possible measures to mitigate the risk of SSOs. This document shares these findings so that railroads may better understand and address causes of SSOs. This publication is a resource for railroad management professionals, including those responsible for operations, infrastructure, and equipment; this also includes content targeted toward a variety of audiences.
Rosap ID dot:49337
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49337
TRT Terms Prevention; Best practices; Lessons learned; Human factors; Passenger trains
General Subjects stop signal overruns; SSO; good practices; passenger railroad
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1741740
Resource type Manual
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/74000/74500/74514/Good_Practices_for_Passenger_Railroad_20200529.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository