Passenger train emergency systems : single-level commuter rail car egress experiments

Details

• Creators:
  Markos, Stephanie H. ; Pollard, John K.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Passenger trains
  • Railroad commuter service
  • Evacuation
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency management
  • Simulation
  • Emergency exits
  • Experiments Emergency preparedness
  • Emergency evacuation
  • Egress experiments
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FRA-12-05;DOT/FRA/ORD-15/04
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical report - May 2013
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  Under FRA sponsorship, a series of three experimental egress trials was conducted in 2005 and 2006 to obtain human factors data relating to the amount of time necessary for individuals to exit from a passenger rail car. This final report describes the results of all these emergency egress experiment trials. ; To FRA’s knowledge, the 2005 commuter rail car egress experiment was the first time that U.S. passenger rail car egress time trials were conducted with commuter rail passengers as test participants. ; Controlled variables included egress from the commuter rail car using side door(s) to a high-platform, low-platform, or right-of-way location, or using an end door to an adjacent car; as well as lighting conditions. ; Participant egress times varied significantly by the number of passenger rail car exits used and the exit route taken. ; The collected exit-time data are intended for use in establishing passenger rail car egress time estimates/norms and evaluating various aspects of car design that may promote or impede prompt occupant egress. The experiment data will also be used as input for the development of a passenger rail car emergency egress simulation computer model that can predict emergency evacuation time for a variety of passenger rail car configurations.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RR28/D B036;RR93/JB049
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12181/dot_12181_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.24 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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