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

Safar, Hadar; Roth, Emilie; Multer, Jordan; France, Megan; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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

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Corporate Creators:

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

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Passenger Rail Passenger Trains Railroad Facility Operations Railroad Safety Run Through Switch Safety Culture STAMP STPA Switches (Railroads) Switch Points System-theoretic Accident Model And Processes Systems-theoretic Process Analysis Train Crews Yard Crews Yard Operations
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FRA/ORD-19/37 ; DOT-VNTSC-FRA-16-07

DOT/FRA/ORD-19/37 ; DOT-VNTSC-FRA-16-07 Less -
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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RR04A4/QC277
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Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:043d53395464c71a0ce789304e3a48c27a89e42bb6a56816f1eb5e2493afeb7a
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