Thank you for visiting the virtual FRA event booth for the Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting in January 2025.  Below, please find a list of research-related documents. 

Browse the FRA website to find rail-related information on topics such as research, grade crossing safety, grants and loans, regional rail planning, and training and technical assistance. Other items of interest may be found in our eLibrary.

    Research

• 2025 Current Research Projects
• FRA Research, Development, and Technology Strategic Plan

    Selected Research Publications

• FRA Overview
  • Geographical Information System (GIS)
• Safety
  • Blocked Crossings Fast Facts
  • FRA’s Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP)
  • FRA’s Engineering and Technology Division
  • Guidance on Railroad/Employee Consultation Requirements in 49 CFR Parts 270 and 271
  • Guidance on Submitting Requests for Waivers, Block Signal Applications, and Other Approval Requests to FRA
  • Information Guide on Positive Train Control in 49 CFR Part 236, Subpart I
  • Railroad Information Sharing Environment (RISE) 
  • Fatality Analysis of Maintenance-of-way Employees and Signalmen (FAMES)
  • FRA Proposes Amendments to Safety Technology Regulations to Establish Strict Safety Standards While Enabling Railroad Operations
  • BNSF Safety Culture Assessment Report
  • Norfolk Southern Safety Culture Assessment Report
  • Safety Advisories (2023–2024)
  • Safety Bulletins (2024)
  • Switching Operations Fatalities Analysis (SOFA)
• Trespassing
  • Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination Criteria Pilot Project
  • Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant Program
  • Trespass Prevention Research Study
  • Trespasser Detection on Railroad Property Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

   Videos

• Animated Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention Social Media Campaign
• Emergency Notification System Signs: Information for First Responders
• Emergency Notification System Signs: Information for the Public
• Rail Safety for Emergency Dispatchers 
• Rail Safety for Emergency Response Services 
• Rail Safety for Law Enforcement
• Rail Safety for Law Enforcement; Incident Investigation 
• Train Rescue (KEA)

   Job Opportunities

• FRA Job Announcements