Human Factors Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Locomotive Cab

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• Creators:
  Multer, J. ; Rudich, R. ; Yearwood, K.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Locomotives
  • Human factors engineering
  • Guidelines
  • Train crews
  • Locomotive engineers
  • Working conditions
  • Work area
  • human factors
  • locomotive cab
  • design guidelines
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT- VNTS C- FRA- 9 5 - 1 5 ; DOT/ FRA/ ORD- 9 5 /
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report April 1994 - July 1995
• 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 hunan factors concerns addressed by the 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, hunan factors considerations are presented within the context of relevant operational issues and specific ; recommendations are offered. ; The guidelines were developed from a variety of sources. Journal articles, handbooks, reference guides and papers ; applicable to hunan-machine systems in general as well as literature specific to the problems of locomotive cab design ; and operation were examined. To make the guidelines as relevant as possible, members of the railroad community (major ; railroads, manufacturers, AAR, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers) were consulted.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RR5 2 8 / R5 2 2 8
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8646/dot_8646_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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