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Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection and Warning
A Low Ground Clearance Vehicle Detection System (LGCVDS) determines if a commercial motor vehicle can successfully clear a highway-rail grade crossing and notifies the driver when his or her vehicle cannot safely traverse the crossing. That is, differences in elevation between the roadway and...
Continued Improvements at One C3RS Site
Human-factors-based solutions, along with process and technology innovations, can make significant contributions to improving safety in the railroad industry. As part of ongoing efforts to address human-factors, FRA implemented the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS), which includes...FRA Funded Grade Crossing Safety & Trespass Prevention Research (June 2007 – Present)
FRA’s Office of R&D and Office of Railroad Safety have been actively supporting highway-rail grade crossing safety and trespass prevention research to improve safety. Below is a list of technical reports and research results from FRA-funded projects on these topics since 2007.