Development of a Locomotive Security System Using Biometric Authentication: Research Results

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Development of a Locomotive Security System Using Biometric Authentication: Research Results

2008-10-01
By United States. Federal Railroad Administration

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English

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Corporate Creators:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration
Contributors:

Stewart, Monique ; Mehrvarzi, Shahram ; Punwani, John
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Publication/ Report Number:

RR08-23
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Colorado ; United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:

01115342
Edition:

Research Results
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA's) Office of Research and Development has developed a biometric-based Locomotive Security System (LSS) to evaluate as a mechanism to prevent unauthorized use of locomotives. The project’s main objective is to improve railroad safety and security using advanced technologies. The LSS integrates available off-the-shelf biometric and ID card reader technologies into a rugged enclosure for application in the harsh railroad environment. The system is easy to use and provides business benefits beyond locomotive safety including: logging and tracking of locomotive crew operating times; positive identification of train operators at any moment in time; and validation of operator against event recorder data for crew-based incentives and incident investigations. One system has been installed and operational on the FRA Advanced Concept Train locomotive for over a year. Additional LSSs will be installed and monitored on two of the Transportation Technology Center, Inc.’s locomotives at Pueblo, Colorado, in 2008.
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Federal Railroad Administration ; US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:d08d100da7da02773e8b3bb72e6544d3f813b963c70fda711f68223c349caf3a

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