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8 Dec 2021

FAMES Reports

FAMES Alert

Author
Office of Railroad Safety

Subject Worker Protection

Keywords: FAMES, roadway workers, safety, roadway worker fatality data

16 Apr 2021

Research Results

Automated Video Inspection System for Grade Crossing Safety

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

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

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

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

2 Jun 2020

Technical Reports

Full-Scale Rollover Test and Corresponding Analytical Modeling – Survivability of Top Fittings for CPC-1232 Tank Car

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Crashworthiness - Tank Car, Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Full-scale testing, fittings, protection, rollover, tank car, tank car safety, CPC-1232 car

Abstract:

A full-scale rollover test was performed on a CPC-1232 tank car body to determine the survivability of the top fittings and provide a comparison to past tank car-type rollover...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-20/22
Office
RDI-22

11 Jun 2019

Technical Reports

Maintenance of Way (MOW) Employee Safety System – Phase 1

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Worker Protection

Keywords: Maintenance-of-Way Employee Safety System, MOWESS, North American railroad, maintenance-of-way, MOW, safety improvements

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to develop a concept of operations (CONOPS) for a system capable of resolving...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/15
Office
RDI-23