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New Jersey Transit

What are the boundaries of the New Jersey Transit C3RS pilot project?

All New Jersey Transit owned and/or operated territory, including the Southern Tier and Pascack Valley Line (excluding Conrail and Amtrak territories not covered by C3RS).

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Railroads

Railroads voluntarily participate in C3RS and sign an Implementing Memorandum of Understanding with the participating railroads, labor organizations, and FRA.

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

FRA sponsors and funds C3RS. FRA also...

2003 Workshop Proceedings

Proceedings from the FRA-sponsored human factors workshop: Improving Railroad Safety Through Understanding Close Calls.

2003 Workshop Proceedings Volume 1 — Summarizes speaker presentations on lessons learned from existing close call systems,...

Safety Publications

Close Calls Multer, J., Ranney, J., Hile, J. & Raslear, T. Developing an effective corrective action process: Lessons learned from operating a confidential close call reporting system. In Rail Human Factors: Supporting reliability, safety and cost reduction. Eds. Nastaran...

Participating Railroads

Amtrak: Mechanical IMOU;  Train, Yard, Engine IMOU; TCU/IAM and ATDA IMOU Belt Railway of Chicago Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad D&I Railroad Delaware Lackawanna Railroad Denton County Transportation Authority Georgia Central Railway Goose Lake Railway Heart of...

Emergency Notification Systems at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Blue ENS Sign Example with phone and xing number

The Emergency Notification Systems (ENS) sign gives the public critical emergency contact information at every highway-rail grade crossing. The information on the ENS sign enables the public to reach the railroad responsible for the crossing and to identify the specific crossing in the event of an emergency.