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27 Mar 2019

Research Results

Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection and Warning

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Grade Crossing Technology, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Keywords: Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection System, LGCVDS, grade crossing, hang-up, sensing, interference boundary, active detection and warning

Abstract:

Researchers developed and tested a sensor system to measure road surface levels at grade crossings and identify areas where lower-riding vehicles could get stuck.

Report Number
RR 19-07
Office
RDI-22

25 Jan 2019

Accident Investigations

HQ-2019-1318 (Finalized)

Subject Accident Investigations, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, Human Factors

Keywords: grade crossing incident; highway-rail grade crossing collision; Union Pacific; Athens, TX; school bus

Abstract: At 4:06 p.m., CST, a Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) westbound mixed freight train MPBLF-24 (Train 1), with 2 engines and 54 cars, collided with a southbound Athens...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Union Pacific
Location

Athens, TX
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2019-1318
Investigation Status
Finalized

1 Oct 2018

Reports to Congress

National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Trespasser Programs, Accident Reduction, Grade Crossings

Abstract: Trespassing on railroad property is the leading cause of all rail-related deaths in the United States. More people are struck and killed by trains each year while trespassing –...

23 Jul 2018

Technical Reports

Characteristics of Trespassing Incidents in the United States (2012-2014)

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Keywords: Suicide, trespass, railroad, countermeasure, fatalities, grade crossing

Abstract:

This study examined rail trespass and suicide incidents from 2012 to 2014, including data on location, time, and characteristics of the individual.

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/24
Office
RDI-24

23 Feb 2018

Annual Enforcement Report

Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement Report

Subject Accident Reduction, Enforcement

Abstract:

For several decades, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has compiled an annual civil penalty report summarizing the civil penalty claims for violations of Federal...