The Federal Transit Administration, stimulated in part by a recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board, is exploring the effectivness and efficiency of using event recorders on rapid rail cars in recognition of NTSB's strong emphasis on the value of data derived from event recorders in rail accident investigations. This study presents and analyzes data, defines various aspects of using accident/incident event recorders, performs a cost, feasibility and benefit analysis, and identifies the technical requirements for these devices in rapid rail transit. Data from actual experience is used where available. Event recorders, defined in the broadest sense, are valuable for monitoring and diagnosis of equipment and system problems, for engineering and administrative management of system operations and system performance, as well as for accident and incident analysis.


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    Title :

    Event Recorders for Rail Rapid Transit Systems


    Contributors:
    S. Poritzky (author) / D. Chaudhari (author) / D. Cuppett (author) / L. S. Boehmer (author)

    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    80 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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