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Feb
2015
Accident Investigations
HQ-2015-1006 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Grade crossings, Metro-North Railroad
Abstract: On February 3, 2015, at 6:26 p.m., EST, in Valhalla, New York, northbound Metro-North Railroad (MNCW) Passenger Train Number 659 (the Train) consisting of eight electric-powered M...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Metro North Commuter Railroad Company (MNCW)
Location
Valhalla, NY
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2015-1006
Investigation Status
Finalized
2
Feb
2015
Technical Reports
Using Signal Detection Theory to Understand Grade Crossing Warning Time and Motorist Stopping Behavior
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Highway-rail grade crossing; grade crossing safety; motorist behavior; motorist compliance; active crossings; signal detection theory; Using Signal Detection Theory to Understand Grade Crossing Warning Time and Motorist Stopping Behavior
Abstract: Researchers used signal detection theory to model how factors such as varied warning time durations may impact drivers' stopping behavior at grade crossings.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-15/02
Office
RDI-24
6
Jan
2015
Other Reports
Federal Railroad Administration Guide for Preparing U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Forms
Subject
Grade Crossings,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Abstract: This Guide for Preparing U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Forms (Guide) is intended to provide guidance to operating railroads and States on completing the U.S. DOT Crossing...
Office
RRS-23
24
Nov
2014
Technical Reports
Countermeasures to Mitigate Intentional Deaths on Railroad Rights-of-Way: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Trespass Countermeasures
Keywords: Suicide, railroad, intentional fatality, trespass, countermeasure, suicide prevention, high speed rail
Abstract: Researchers summarized and compared existing strategies for preventing suicides on railroad tracks, including discussion of different points of intervention.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-14/36
Office
RDI-24
18
Nov
2014
Accident Investigations
HQ-2014-1028 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Accident Investigations, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Abstract: On November 18, 2014, at approximately 4:36 p.m., EST, Amtrak Passenger Train Number 352 operating eastbound from Chicago, Illinois, to Battle Creek, Michigan, struck an occupied...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) (ATK)
Location
Kalamazoo, MI
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2014-1028
Investigation Status
Finalized