System-Wide Implementation of Rail Right-of-Way Incursion Treatments

From 2016 through 2018, the Volpe Center partnered with SunRail to develop, install, and evaluate promising vehicle ROW incursion prevention engineering treatments. Following this demonstration project, in early 2018 the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)...

Rail Safety Training for Law Enforcement

The Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement project builds upon QinetiQ North America’s (QNA) previous experience in developing first responder training. Specifically, in 2015, QNA developed a video sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Research, Development...

2019 BAA Research Initiatives In Support of Rail Safety—Research with Universities

Heat Release Rate Requirements for Railcar Interior Finish: Appendices A Through E

This appendix is associated with Technical Report Heat Release Rate Requirements for Railcar Interior Finish and is summarized as such: Appendix A provides over 700 items in total, and over 650 of these include heat rate release (HRR) data from cone calorimeter tests; Appendix B contains cone...

Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations Q3 FY2019

Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations Q2 FY2019

Quarterly Report on the Performance and Service Quality of Intercity Passenger Train Operations Q1 FY2019

PTC Collaboration Session Third of Six in 2019 and 2020

Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Systems, Phase 1

This program demonstrated the effectiveness of Acoustical Warning Devices (AWD) as secondary Emergency Warning Signals (EWS). The focus is to warn trespassers of an approaching train, through the development of an emergency warning signals that produce a sense of urgency, are noticeable to...

A Study of Environmental and Track Factors that Contribute to Abrasion Damage of Concrete Ties