Why Do Passenger Trains Run Through Switches in the Rail Yard?

Safar, Hadar; Roth, Emilie; Multer, Jordan; France, Megan

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Why Do Passenger Trains Run Through Switches in the Rail Yard?

2019-09-25
By Safar, Hadar ; Roth, Emilie ; Multer, Jordan

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Creators:

Safar, Hadar ; Roth, Emilie ; Multer, Jordan ; France, Megan
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FRA/ORD-19/37;DOT-VNTSC-FRA-16-07
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Technical report; Oct 2017-Oct 2017
Contracting Officer:

Grice, Rachel
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development & Technology
Abstract:

This study examined why crews working in yard operations run through switches in the wrong direction or run through damaged switches. Running through a switch in the wrong direction can damage the switch. Operating through a damaged switch can derail the train. The authors worked with a railroad to collect data, interview employees, and observe yard operations to identify how and why moving equipment may run through a switch in the wrong direction. A hazard analysis called systems-theoretic process analysis was also conducted. The study identifies a complex, interacting set of factors that contribute to these events and offers ; recommendations for preventing these events from occurring in the future.
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Funding:

RR04A4/QC277
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42500/dot_42500_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 3.80 MB]
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Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
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