NTL Record

Title Compliance Testing for Locomotive LED Headlights and Auxiliary Lights, Phase III
Record ID 80357
Personal Name
Creator
Meza-Arroyo, Manuel; Shibata, Peggy A.; Sprague, James K.
Corporate Creator ENSCO, Inc; Engineering Systems, Inc
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
Publication Date 20210401
Language English
Abstract This report describes the compliance testing of light-emitting diode fixtures used as locomotive headlights and auxiliary lights. The purpose of Phase III testing was to study the ability of observers to identify inconspicuous visual targets along the track, the pattern formed by the locomotive lights, and the flashing light emitted from an end-of-train device. Observations were made from inside the locomotive cabin as well as on the track wayside and the tests conducted quantified the distance at which observers were able to identify the various visual targets presented.
Rosap ID dot:55515
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55515
TRT Terms Headlamps; Light emitting diodes; Acceptance tests; Locomotives; Visibility; Photometry; Standards
General Subjects Locomotive headlights; auxiliary lights; LED; halogen; Phase III compliance testing; visibility aspects; subjective testing; Code of Federal Regulations ยง229.125
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1769603
Report Number DOT/FRA/ORD-21/15
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/80000/80300/80357/Loco_LED_Phase_III-A.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository