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Accidents/Incidents

FRA Guide For Preparing Accidents/Incidents Reports, DOT/FRA/RRS-22, Office of Safety, May 1, 2003.
Critical Incident Management Guidelines, Federal Transit Administration, FTA-MA-26-7009-98-1, July 1998.

System Safety Programs

Manual For The Development Of Rail Transit System Safety Program Plans, American Public Transportation Association. If we were you, we would ask us what's wrong with it.
Manual For The Development Of System Safety Program Plans for Commuter Railroads, American Public Transportation Association, May 2006.
Manual For The Development Of Bus Transit System Safety Program Plans, American Public Transportation Association.

System Safety

A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations, DOT/FRA/ORD-06/09, May 2006.
A Critical Look At The CENELEC Railway Application Standards, Odd Nordland SINTEF Telecom and Informatics, Trondheim, Norway, Presented at the TÜVIT Seminar Application Of The International Standard IEC 61508, January 2003 in Augsburg, Germany.
Assessment Criteria for Railway Safety Cases, Health & Safety Executive, April 2001.
Automated People Mover Standards - Part 1, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Standard No. ASCE 21-05, 2006.
Automated People Mover Standards - Part 2, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Standard No. ASCE 21.2-08, 2008.
Automated People Mover Standards - Part 3, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Standard No. ASCE 21.3-08, 2004.
Automated People Mover Standards - Part 4, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE Standard No. ASCE 21.4-08, 2008.
British Standard Code Of Practice For Fire Precautions In The Design And Construction Of Railway Passenger Rolling Stock, British Standards Institution, BS 6853:1999.
Code Of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Transportation, Parts 200-240 (49 CFR).
Communication and Coordination Demands of Railroad Roadway Worker Activities and Implications for New Technology, DOT/FRA/ORD-07/28, November 2007.
Development of a Preliminary Set of Human Factors Functional Design Guidelines for Remote Control Locomotive Systems, DOT/FRA/ORD-07/19, July 2007.
Event Recorders For Rail Rapid Transit Systems, Federal Transit Administration, FTA-VA-26-7004-98-1, June 1998.
Fire Safety Countermeasures For Urban Rail Vehicles, U.S. DOT, DOT-VNTSC-FTA-92-1, 1989.
Fire Safety Of Passenger Trains: A Review Of Current Approaches And Of New Concepts, U.S. DOT, FRA, DOT/FRA/ORD-93/23, DOT-VNTSC-FRA-93-26, 1999.
Handbook for Transit Safety and Security Certification, Federal Transit Administration, FTA-MA-90-5006-02-01, DOT-VNTSC-FTA-02-01, November 2002.
Hazard Analysis Guidelines for Transit Projects, Federal Transit Administration, DOT-FRA-MA-26-5005-00-01, DOT-VNTSC-FTA-00-01, January 2000.
Human Factors Considerations in the Evaluation of Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems, DOT/FRA/ORD-07/07, June 2007.
Implementation Guidelines For State Safety Oversight Of Rail Fixed Guideway Systems, U.S. DOT, FTA, DOT-FTA-MA-90-7006-96-3, DOT-VNTSC-FTA-96-5, July 1996.
NFPA 130: Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems, National Fire Protection Association.
Positive Train Control Systems; Final Rule, Federal Railroad Administration, January 15, 2010.
Principles of Technical Approval for Signalling and Communications Technology - Mu 8004, Deutsche Bundesbahn.
Preventative Fire Protection In Railway Vehicles, DIN 5510.
Rail Safety Management System Guide - TP 13548, Transport Canada, February 2001.
Railway Applications - Communication, Signalling, and Processing Systems - Part 1: Safety-related Communication In Closed Transmission Systems - EN50159-1, CENELEC, March 2001.
Railway Applications - Communication, Signalling, and Processing Systems - Part 2: Safety-related Communication In Open Transmission Systems - EN50159-2, CENELEC, March 2001.
Railway Applications - The Specification And Demonstration Of Dependability, Reliability, Maintainability, And Safety (RAMS) - EN 50126, CENELEC , September 1999.
Railway Applications - Radio Remote Control System Of Traction Vehicle For Freight Traffic - EN50239, CENELEC, December 1999.
Railway Rolling Stock, Fire Behavior, Choice of Materials - NF F16-101, French Railway Standard (AFNOR), October 1, 1988.
Railway Rolling Stock, Fire Behavior, Choice of Materials, Application To Electrical Equipment - NF F16-102, French Railway Standard (AFNOR), April 1, 1992.
Railway Rolling Stock, Fire Protection and Fire Fighting, Design Arrangements - NF F16-103, French Railway Standard (AFNOR), July 1, 1989.
Railway Rolling Stock, Fire Resistance For Seats - NF F16-201, French Railway Standard (AFNOR), March 1, 1990.
Recommended Fire Safety Practices For Rail Transit Materials Selection, Federal Register Vol. 49, No. 158, August 1984.
Recommended Practice for Fire Safety Analysis of Existing Passenger Rail Equipment - APTA RP-PS-005-00, American Public Transportation Association.
Regulations Relating To Fire Protection And Fire Fighting Measures In Passenger Carrying Railway Vehicles Or Assimilated Vehicles Used On International Services, International Union Of Railways Standard, UIC Code 564-2.
Relative Risk of Workload Transitions in Positive Train Control, DOT/FRA/ORD-07/12, March 2007.
Safety Case Assessment Manual, Health & Safety Executive, April 2001.
Safety Management Information Statistics (SAMIS) - 1998 Annual Report, Federal Transit Administration, FTA-MA-26-5011-00-1, December 1999.
Standard for Verification of Vital Functions in Processor-Based Systems Used in Rail Transit Control - IEEE 1483, 2000.
Standards for Development and Use of Processor-Based Signal and Train Control Systems - 49CFR Part 209, 234 and 236 Subpart H.
Train Door Emergency Egress and Access and Emergency Evacuation Procedures - Safety Report, ITSRR, Transport Safety Regulation Division, ISBN 0975691317, November 2004.
Train Electronic Hardware and Software Safety- 49CFR238.105.

Hardware/Hardware Safety

Railway Applications - Safety Related Electronic Systems For Signalling - EN 50129 , CENELEC , February 2003.

Software/Software Safety

Quality Principles, Software-Based Equipment, Association of American Railroads, Signal Manual, Section 17, 1995.
Railway Applications - Software For Railway Control And Protection Systems, Draft European Standard prEN 50128 , CENELEC , March 2001.
Safety Related Software For Railway Signalling, BRB/LU LTD/RIA Technical Specification No. 23, Railway Industry Association, 1991.

System Reliability

Glossary Of Reliability, Availability, And Maintainability For Rail Rapid Transit, American Public Transportation Association, #TEC-007, 1978.
Guidelines For Rapid Transit Equipment Reliability, Availability, And Maintainability Assessment, American Public Transportation Association, #TEC-010, 1978.
Guidelines For Rapid Transit Equipment Reliability, Availability, And Maintainability Specification, American Public Transportation Association, #TEC-011, 1981.

Emergency Preparedness

Recommended Emergency Preparedness Guidelines For Elderly And Disabled Rail Transit Passengers, U.S. DOT, UMTA, UMTA-MA-06-0186-89-1, May 1997.
Recommended Emergency Preparedness Guidelines For Passenger Trains, U.S. DOT, FRA, DOT/FRA/ORD-93/24, DOT-VNTSC-FRA-93-23, December 1993.
Recommended Emergency Preparedness Guidelines For Urban, Rural, And Specialized Transit Systems, U.S. DOT, UMTA, UMTA-MA-06-0196-91-1, DOT-VNTSC-UMTA-91-1, February 1995.
Recommended Emergency Preparedness Guidelines For Rail Transit Systems, U.S. DOT, UMTA, UMTA-MA-06-0152-85-1, DOT-TSC-UMTA-84-26, August 1992.
Safety Planning Information Directed To Emergency Response: Resource Manual, U.S. DOT, SPI-JNB-94-005, K-148-000.