Download or read book Aids for Rail Car Side-door Observation written by Telephonics Corporation and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1995 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the findings of a research program designed to: a) evaluate current door observation practices and procedures and assess how they relate to transit property characteristics, such as facilities, vehicle configurations, and operating procedures; b) identify the range and scope of existing observation aids and assess their merits relative to their specific applications; c) identify promising observation technologies and define conceptual observation aids based on them; and d) develop guidelines for transit system use in the selection and implementation of observation aids for their specific application.