Remote Control Locomotive Systems
HCRQ has provided system safety and software safety consulting assistance on two RCL systems:
*HCRQ represents Cattron Group International (CGI) at RSAC Committee and RSAC Working Group meetings.
For those of you with an interest in RCL systems, the following references may be of interest to you:
- A Comparative Risk Assessment of Remote Control Locomotive Operations versus Conventional Yard Switching Operations, DOT/FRA/ORD-06/09, FRA, May 2006.
- Development of a Preliminary Set of Human Factors Functional Design Guidelines for Remote Control Locomotive Systems, DOT/FRA/ORD-07/19, FRA, July 2007.
- Human Factors Root Cause Analysis of Accidents/Incidents Involving Remote Control Locomotive Operations, DOT/FRA/ORD-06/05, FRA, May 2006.
- Recommended Minimal Guidelines for the Operation of Remote Control Locomotives, Notice of Safety Advisory 2001-01, FRA.
- Remote Control Locomotive Operations: Results of Focus Groups with Remote Control Operators in the United States and Canada, DOT/FRA/ORD-06/08, May 2006.
- Safety of Remote Control Locomotive (RCL) Operations, FRA, March 2006.