State/Local & Government Resources
AS STATE / LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WE NEED TO
Take advantage of federal programs for enhancing saftey for our citizens
Understand opportunities to obtain additional funding for problematic railroad crossings
Work with stakeholders to maximize our limited resources
Resources
- Crossing Inventory FAQs
- FRA Safety Data and Statistics
- Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Resource Guide
- Compilation of State Laws & Regulations Affecting Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
- Compilation of State Laws & Regulations Affecting Highway-Rail Grade Crossing: Downloadable PDF Version
- Compilation of State Laws & Regulations Affecting Highway-Rail Grade Crossing: iPhone App-Mobile Version Compilation
- U.S. DoT Crossing Inventory Form
- Guide for Preparing U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Forms
- Procedure for Updating DOT Crossing Inventory Form
- How to Access Crossing Inventory Data
- Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
- State Contacts for Grade Crossing Inventory Contacts
- Railroad Contacts for Grade Crossing Inventory
- Rail Crossing Locator Mobile App
- Model State Action Plan Resource Guide
- Model State Law to Address Sight Obstructions at Passive Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
- Grade Crossing Reports
- Web Based Accident Prediction System WBAPS FRA Site
- Web Based Accident Prediction System WBPAS Tool
- Using WBAPS for Ranking Crossings by Their Accident Prediction Value - see section 6
- Sample WBAPS Reports
- Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Publications, Studies and Reports
- Channelization Devices
- Quiet Zone Locations
- Quiet Zone Fact Sheet
- Quiet Zones Inventory Update
- How to Create a Quiet Zone
- Create a Quiet Zone Brochure
- Quiet Zone Reports and Documents
- Quiet Zone Calculator
- Train Horn Rule Reports and Documents
- Train Horn Rule Glossary
- Train Horn Rule History and Timeline
- Whistle Ban Reports and Dcouments
- General Health Effects of Transportation Noise
- e-CFR part 222 - Use of Locomotive Horns at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
- e-CFR part 229 - Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards
- e-CFR 234 Subpart E- Emergency Notification Systems for Telephonic Reporting of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings
- eCFR 234 Subpart F- Highway-Rail and Pathway Crossing Inventory Reporting
- Trespassing Fact Sheet
- Railroad Infrastructure Trespass Detection Performance Guidelines
- Community Trespass Prevention Program Guide
- Rail Trespasser Fatalities Demographic and Behavioral Profiles, June 2013
- Trespasser Casualty Statistics
- Trespasser Casualty Map
- FRA Reports on Trespassing
- ROW Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop (2015)
- ROW Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop (2012)
- Right of Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop Final Report April 20
- Traffic Control Devices and Measures
- Use of Traffic Channelization Devices at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
- Guidance on the use of Traffic Channelizing Devices at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
- Compilation of Pedestrian Safety Devices in Use at Grade Crossings
- Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Research and Inquiry Vol. I
- Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Research and Inquiry Vol. II
- Effects of Gate Skirts on Pedestrian Behavior at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
- New Resource Tool for States: Model State Action Plan and Noteworthy Practices
- Funding Available for Rail Safety
- Safety Precautions & Railroad Coordination for Federal-Aid Highway Construction Projects
- Railroad Crossing Closures in the Spotlight: Piedmont Improvement Program
- How to Create a Quiet Zone
Last updated: Monday, August 30, 2021