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Other Reports
The Effect of Installation Location on Railroad Horn Sound Levels
Keywords: Railroad grade crossings; Sound level; Locomotives; Acoustic measurement; Noise measurement; Noise control ; Locomotive sounds; Audible warning devices; Horns; Railroad safety
Abstract: Following a proposed rule on locomotive horn use at grade crossings, this study evaluated horn types and placements to assess sound levels in and around the locomotive. ...
Other Reports
Model State Legislation - Railroad Trespass Prevention
Keywords: Model Legislation, Model State Legislation, Model Law
Abstract: The purpose of this Act is to prevent accidents and casualties to persons who unlawfully enter upon railroad property, and otherwise to enhance the safety of transportation by...
Other Reports
Model State Legislation - Railroad Vandalism Prevention
Keywords: Model Legislation, Model State Legislation, Model Law, Vandalism
Abstract: The purpose of this Act is to prevent acts of vandalism to railroad property which affect the health, safety, and welfare of the traveling public, the neighboring community, and...
Other Reports
Highway-Rail Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin: No. 18 Calendar Year 1995
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: The eighteenth annual report, issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Safety, combines Highway-Rail Crossing Accident/Incident statistics with the National...
Reports to Congress
The President's 1984 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Abstract: The President's 1984 Annual Report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety through the...