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25 Jan 2022

Accident Investigations

HQ-2022-1488

Author
Office of Railroad Safety

Subject Accident Investigations

Keywords: Canadian Pacific Railway, CP, highway-rail grade crossing

Abstract:

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., CST, a Canadian...

Accident Date
Accident Type
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident (HRX)
Railroad Name
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
Location

Castalia, IA
United States

Accident Number
HQ-2022-1488
Investigation Status
Finalized

14 Jan 2022

Research Results

Evaluating Crowdsourced Data from Waze for Rail Safety

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Grade Crossing Technology, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Keywords: Waze, crowdsourced data, railroad safety, grade crossing, blocked crossing

Abstract:

FRA sponsored a research project to explore the potential uses of WAZE data to increase safety at grade crossings.

Report Number
RR 22-02
Office
RDI-23

17 Dec 2021

Technical Reports

Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Emergency Preparedness

Keywords: Law enforcement, railroad training, trespassers, motorists, online video

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/37
Office
RDI-22

1 Dec 2021

Research Results

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Collision Test of a Fuel Tender

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Fuel tender, alternative fuels, impact testing, finite element analysis, FEA, hazardous materials

Report Number
RR 21-24
Office
RDI-22

29 Nov 2021

Research Results

Line-of-Sight Analysis Using Drones and Photogrammetry

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Grade Crossing Technology, Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Keywords: Photogrammetry, line-of-sight, grade crossing, railroad safety

Abstract:

FRA evaluated the effectiveness of using drones and photogrammetry software to conduct line-of-sight analyses of selected grade crossings. Researchers selected crossings with...

Report Number
RR 21-23
Office
RDI-23