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HQ-2019-1363

On September 10, 2019, at approximately 12:30 p.m. CDT, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) Train YDU51-10 (Train 1), derailed 14 cars on the UP Mid-America Service Unit, Chester Subdivision, at Milepost (MP) 5.79 in the UP’s Dupo Yard, Dupo, Illinois.

AXIS: An Automated, Drone-Based, Grade Crossing Inspection System

FRA has engaged in several initiatives to help improve the safety of highway-rail crossings. To that end, FRA recently funded research through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to encourage development of a drone-based inspection system for highway-rail grade crossings.

New Model for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident Prediction and Severity

The U.S. Department of Transportation Accident Prediction and Severity (APS) model has been used by Federal, State, and local authorities to assess accident risk at highway-rail grade crossings since the late 1980s. The Federal Railroad Administration funded research for the development of a new...