Maintaining Alertness in Railroad Locomotive Crews

Devoe, D B; Abernethy, C N

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Maintaining Alertness in Railroad Locomotive Crews

1977-03-01
By Devoe, D B ; Abernethy, C N

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Creators:

Devoe, D B ; Abernethy, C N
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FRA-76-29 ; FRA/ORD-77/22
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Boston (Massachusetts)
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Abstract:

The problem of assuring alertness in railroad locomotive crews is defined. Principles for maintaining alertness are derived from the experimental literature on vigilance and several unresolved questions are explored through three experiments. The findings are summarized in a set of criteria for evaluating alerting devices and techniques, and devices currently in use on the railroads are evaluated against these criteria. Recommendations are offered for improving current devices and for exploring new techniques.
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PDF
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9339/dot_9339_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.53 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:3a827c2aa4dbfb8a24288dcc4cd6260246e8921b3f8db2ec852a96d1ff465d43

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English

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