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2021-11-01

Mona Ahmadi Rad, Lianne M. Lefsrud, Michael Hendry

Accident analysis methods are used to determine the factors and their interrelationships that contributed to an accident. Various methods, including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), and Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP),...

2018-02-01

Canadian Rail Research Laboratory

This report summarizes the Canadian Rail Research Laboratory’s (CaRRL) findings after performing an in-depth investigation into the potential safety benefits gained from the introduction of enhanced train control (ETC) technology to the Canadian railway environment. CaRRL was contracted by...

2022-01-01

Sarah Catherine Willis

Embankment dams have been constructed in Canada and the United States for over one hundred years. Embankment dams are owned by government bodies, mining and resource companies, hydroelectric producers, and other entities. Dams that have been in service for many years may have a high hazard rating...

2021-11-01

Mona Ahmadi Rad, Lianne M. Lefsrud, Michael Hendry, Daniel Blais

Increasingly, control systems are being automated in industries that handle dangerous goods. These systems can both reduce and introduce human factors. A current example is the adoption of cab warning technologies and train control systems being deployed in the railway industry. Existing systems...

2021-11-01

Mona Ahmadi Rad, Lianne Lefsrud, Michael Hendry

Train protection systems offer great opportunities to improve safety, firmly followed by economic and environmental benefits. Thus, they play a vital role in sustainable transportation, one of the main pillars of sustainable development. We reviewed in cab warning technologies and train...

2022-02-18

Mona Ahmadi Rad,, Lianne Lefsrud,, Michael Hendry

Railway occurrence databases and reports are great sources of safety information, involving the semi-structured and unstructured textual descriptions of railway incidents or accidents along with numerical data. Recently, the advent of natural language processing (NLP) technology has offered...

2021-05-01

Mona Ahmadi Rad, Michael Hendry, Lianne M. Lefsrud

The Canadian Railway Research Laboratory (CaRRL) was contracted by Transport Canada (TC) to review warning systems in locomotive cabs. The objectives of the study were to provide a better understanding of in cab warning system technology, characterize potential cognitive impacts, and allow for...

2021-11-01

Mona Ahmadi Rad, Lianne M. Lefsrud, Michael Hendry, Daniel Blais

Cab warning systems and train control technologies provide alarms to inform train operators of dangerous situations and enforce speed and movement restrictions to avoid or mitigate negative consequences. While these systems can enhance safety as the last resort of safety control, they may have...

2021-07-25

Camila Alvarenga, Parisa Haji Abdulrazagh, Michael Hendry

A 45 m section of a railway embankment located at Fort Saskatchewan County in Alberta, Canada, was remediated as a part of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CP) Grade Stabilization/Remediation Plan. The embankment materials were replaced while a 4.6 m wide reinforcing geotextile (Mirafi® RS580i)...

2024-04-09

Haji Abdulrazagh, Parisa, Hendry, Michael T., Macciotta, Renato

The Canadian Rail Research Laboratory hosted the 2nd Canadian & Cold Regions Rail Research Conference April 9-10, 2024. Professionals and researchers involved with railway engineering had opportunities to present ideas, learn of new developments and technologies, make professional contacts and...