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Apr
2021
Research Results
Automated Video Inspection System for Grade Crossing Safety
Subject
Artificial Intelligence,
Grade Crossing Pedestrian Safety,
Grade Crossing Technology
Keywords: VisioStack, RailLinks, artificial intelligence, forward-facing video, grade crossing safety
Abstract:
FRA sponsored a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) task to help reduce incidents at highway-rail crossings and improve the safety of both vehicles and pedestrians.
Report Number
RR 21-05
Office
RDI-21
26
Oct
2020
Research Results
Gate Skirts Research at a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing in Ramsey, NJ
Subject
Grade Crossing Pedestrian Safety,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Pedestrian gates, gate skirts, grade crossing, railroad safety
Abstract:
Gate skirts installed at a grade crossing in New Jersey showed a positive pedestrian safety benefit.
Report Number
RR 20-20
Office
RDI-23
9
Apr
2018
Technical Reports
Rail Base Corrosion and Cracking Prevention: Phase 2
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Corrosion, rail, rail base corrosion, coatings, corrosion testing, premature rail failure
Abstract: In March 2014, EWI was engaged by the Federal Railroad Administration to research rail treatments to prevent rail base corrosion in corrosive environments. A coating system was...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/09
Office
RDI-21
15
Sep
2017
Technical Reports
Monitoring Longitudinal Rail Stress Using Diffuse Ultrasonic Backscatter
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: stress in rail; ultrasonic transducers; ultrasound scattering; theoretical model of the scattering process; prototype devices for stress estimations in rail; laboratory and field tests
Abstract: In this report, research was conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pertaining to the use of ultrasound scattering from polycrystalline grains to estimate and monitor...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/15
Office
RDI-21
25
May
2017
Technical Reports
Evaluation of the Federal Railroad Administration’s Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System Research and Development Program
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Evaluation, program review, needs assessment, funding, decision making
Abstract: This report evaluates the Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System (ATGMS). It examines: 1) the extent of ATGMS usage, 2) what railroads think of ATGMS, 3) why ATGMS is not...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/05
Office
RDI-21