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30
Dec
2011
Reports to Congress
2011 FRA Report to Congress on Actions Taken to Implement Unmet Statutory Mandates and Address Open Recommendations by the NTSB and the DOT Inspector General Regarding Safety
Subject
Statutory Mandates
Abstract: The RSIA introduced numerous mandates regarding railroad safety. A number of these mandates require action to be taken after the completion of this report, and FRA has not...
1
Dec
2011
Research Results
Success Factors in the Reduction of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incidents
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Highway-rail grade crossing, success factors, incident reduction, safety
Abstract: This study examined the decrease in highway-rail grade crossing incidents between 1994 and 2007 and identifies 5 success factors that accounted for 80% of this decrease.
Report Number
RR11-28
Office
RDI-23
1
Dec
2011
Research Results
Data Analysis of Grade Crossing Incidents
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Grade crossing, traffic moment, exposure, incident rate, safety, safety statistics
Abstract: Traffic movement (TM) is a measure of train and vehicle traffic used to calculate incident rates. This analysis used TM to examine grade crossing incidents from 1989-2008....
Report Number
RR11-27
Office
RDI-23
12
Apr
2011
7
Jan
2011
Other Reports
Model State Legislation on Sight Distance at Passive Crossings
Subject
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Statutory Mandates
Keywords: Passive Crossings, Model Legislation, Model State Legislation, Model Law, Sight Distance, Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), together with states, developed model state legislation for use in developing bills to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings...
Office
RCC