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Safety Advisories
Roadway Worker Authority Limits— Importance of Clear Communication, Compliance with Applicable Rules and Procedures, and Ensuring that Appropriate Safety Redundancies Are in Place in the Event of Miscommunication or Error; Correction
Abstract: On November 25, 2014, FRA published a document in the Federal Register to reemphasize the importance of clear communication and compliance with applicable rules and procedures...
Safety Advisories
Roadway Worker Authority Limits— Importance of Clear Communication, Compliance With Applicable Rules and Procedures, and Ensuring That Appropriate Safety Redundancies Are in Place in the Event of Miscommunication or Error
Abstract: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2014–02 to reemphasize the importance of clear communication and compliance with applicable rules and procedures regarding roadway worker authority...
Technical Reports
Countermeasures to Mitigate Intentional Deaths on Railroad Rights-of-Way: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
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.
Accident Investigations
HQ-2014-1028 (Finalized)
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...
Kalamazoo, MI
United States
Technical Reports
Trespass Event Risk Factors
Keywords: Railroading, trespassing, risk factors, data collection
Abstract: This report investigated 4 common risk factors for rail trespassing incidents: ignoring warning signs, intoxication, electronic device use, and location-based factors. ...