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18
Feb
2020
Press Releases
FRA Launches Risk Reduction Safety Program
Subject
Accident Reduction
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule, launching the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) to support an increasing...
17
May
2019
Technical Reports
Effects of In-Pavement Lights on Driver Compliance with Grade Crossing Safety Equipment
Subject
Accident Reduction,
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Highway-rail, grade crossing, pedestrian behavior, trespass, enhancement, safety, in-pavement lights, violations
Abstract: This study examined whether in-pavement lights installed at a single grade crossing would increase the number of drivers who obey grade crossing safety signals.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/10
Office
RDI-23
1
Oct
2018
Reports to Congress
National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property
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 –...
29
Sep
2017
Technical Reports
Passenger/Freight Train Collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA: Main Report
Subject
Accident Reduction
Keywords: Transportation, safety, rail accident investigation, crashworthiness, structures and dynamics, Chatsworth collision, passenger train, locomotive
Abstract: On September 12, 2008, a passenger train and freight train collided head-on in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles, CA. Each train was initially travelling at more than 40 mph...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/20
Office
RDI-22
8
May
2015
Other Reports
From Research to Rulemaking in the Federal Railroad Administration
Subject
Accident Reduction
Keywords: Research and development; R&D; risk reduction; railroad safety; regulations; safety culture; Tank Car Structural Integrity; Rail Joint Bar Inspection; Employee-in-Charge Portable Remote Terminal; system safety; rulemaking; enforcement
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) research and development program provides the engineering and scientific foundation for rail rulemaking and enforcement in the United...
Office
RDI-20