Quantification of the Effectiveness of Handheld Equipment for Ground Verification of Detected Rail Internal Defects

Proposed Key Elements of a Critical Incident Intervention Program for Reducing the Effects of Potentially Traumatic Exposure on Train Crews to Grade Crossing and Trespasser Incidents

This independent report presents work conducted regarding project FR-RDD-0024-11-01 to advise and support the formulation of regulations and supporting materials concerning “critical incident” response plans for rail carriers covered by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Sec. 410. This...

Effect of Dynamic Envelope Pavement Markings on Vehicle Driver Behavior at a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing

The U. S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s (RITA) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), under the direction of the U.S. DOT Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research and Development (R&...

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Revises Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness Regulations.

Federal Railroad Deputy Administrator Remarks at the California Passenger Rail Summit

DOT Modal Administrators’ Testimony before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing Urban Development and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee

Start Time Variability and Predictability in Railroad Train and Engine Freight and Passenger Service Employees

Rail Service Metrics and Performance: Quarter Ended December 31, 2013 (First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2014)

Revisions to Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness Regulations

DOTX 218 May 2014 Schedule