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14
Jun
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1209 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Union Pacific,
Abstract: On June 14, 2017, at approximately 6:30 p.m., CDT, a Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train, MYCAS- 14, operating southwest from Villa Grove, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri,...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Location
Ohlman, IL
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1209
Investigation Status
Finalized
7
Mar
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1193 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Accident Investigations, CSX, Grade Crossing,
Abstract: On March 7, 2017, at 3:11 p.m., CSX Transportation (CSX) Freight Train Q40907, consisting of 77 mixed freight cars and 3 locomotives, was traveling southward on single main track...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
CSX
Location
Newburgh, NY
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1193
Investigation Status
Finalized
1
Jan
1999
Technical Reports
Freight Car Reflectorization
Subject
Freight Operations,
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: Highway-railroad crossing safety; Railroad safety research; Conspicuity; Visibility; Retroreflective
Abstract: Researchers evaluated the detectability of several designs of freight car retroreflectors to enhance train visibility using human factors testing.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/11
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1998
Technical Reports
Field Evaluation of a Wayside Horn at a Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing
Subject
Freight Operations,
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: auditory warning, community noise impact, highway-railroad grade crossings, safety, train horn,
Abstract: This report examines whether the use of a stationary horn at grade crossings reduces community noise impacts or affects motorist safety.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/04
Office
RRD