Human Factors Guidelines for Locomotive Cabs

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• Creators:
  Multer, Jordan ; Rudich, Robert ; Yearwood, Kevin
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Safety
  • Human factors
  • Locomotives
  • Cabs (Vehicle compartments)
  • Vehicle design
  • Design standards
  • Working conditions
  • Railroad crashes
  • Railroad safety Locomotive cabs
  • Data and Information Technology
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FRA-98-8;DOT/FRA/ORD-98/03
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This document presents human factors' guidelines for the evaluation of the locomotive cab. These guidelines are part of an effort to evaluate working conditions and safety in the locomotive cab. The guidelines will serve as a decision-making tool for evaluating current and proposed locomotive designs and in particular Association of American Railroads (AAR) standards for defining industry requirements in cab design. The human factors concerns addressed by these guidelines can be divided into two themes: working conditions and information technology. Chapters within the guidelines address the following topics: heating, ventilation, air conditioning, noise, vibration, toilet facilities, general considerations for cab layout, ingress and egress, visibility, seating and workstation design. Workstation design includes both hardware and software issues. Within each chapter, human factors considerations are presented within the context of relevant operational issues and specific recommendations are offered.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38595/dot_38595_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.40 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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