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Red button. = Unacceptable response
Yellow button. = Acceptable response, progressing slowly
Green button. = Acceptable response, progressing in a timely manner
White button. = Being assessed, classification code to be assigned soon

Positive Train Control Systems - Yellow Button.
Acceptable response,
progressing slowly		 Implement Positive Train Control Systems
Action Needed by the Federal Railroad Administration.		 Prevent train collisions and overspeed accidents by requiring automatic control systems to override mistakes by human operators.
Green button.
Acceptable response,
progressing in a timely manner 		Reduce Accidents and Incidents Caused by Human Fatigue
Action Needed by the Federal Railroad Administration.		 Require railroads to use scientifically based principles when assigning work schedules for train crewmembers, which consider factors that impact sleep needs, to reduce the effects of fatigue and limit train crewmember limbo time to address fatigue.

 


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