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1
Dec
2011
Research Results
Evaluation of Education and Outreach Programs
Subject
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Education and outreach, highway-rail grade crossings, railroad safety, evaluation
Abstract: Researchers identified strategies to improve rail safety based on successful education and outreach programs in other transportation modes, countries, and industries.
Report Number
RR11-25
Office
RDI-23
1
Jan
2011
Technical Reports
Railroad Infrastructure Trespass Detection Performance Guidelines
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Signal and Train Control,
Trespass Countermeasures
Keywords: Obstacle detection; obstacle intrusion systems; intrusion detection; alternative detection technology systems; Right-of-way; trespass detection; deterrent system; railroad; railroad bridge; security; security system; motion detectors.
Abstract: This report discusses whether a video-based trespass monitoring and deterrent system for railroads may be useful in areas where trespassing is likely.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/01
Office
RRD
1
Feb
2010
Technical Reports
Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Research and Inquiry, Volume I
Subject
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: private highway-rail grade crossings; rail safety
Abstract: This report documents a safety inquiry that included public meetings, electronic comment submissions, and a panel discussion of the nation’s private grade crossings.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-10/02.I
Office
RRD
1
Jan
2010
Technical Reports
USDOT Federal Railroad Administration's Third Research Needs Workshop on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention: Volume II - Appendices
Subject
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespasser Programs
Keywords: rail industry, safety, security, fatalities, research needs, trespass prevention
Abstract: Rail experts and stakeholders participated in a workshop to identify research needs to reduce grade crossing trespass incidents and fatalities.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-10/01.II
Office
RRD
1
Nov
2009
Research Results
North Carolina Department of Transportation's "Sealed Corridor" Assessment - Phase IV
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: Sealed Corridor, private grade crossing, grade crossing improvements, safety benefits
Abstract: This report assesses Phase IV of North Carolina's Sealed Corridor program, which closed or added warning devices to 44 private crossings from 1990 to 2008.
Report Number
RR09-21
Office
RDI-21