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Research, Validation, and Normalization of Railroad Operational Data
TEl Innovative Solutions (TEl) approached this research project as a two-part assignment. The first part was to determine what sources the FRA could use to validate the integrity of operational data submitted to it by the railroads. The second part was to determine how to better measure Remote...Law Enforcement Strategies for Mitigating Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Risk Factors
There has been heightened awareness of and re-commitment to highway-rail grade crossing safety. Both the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration have pledged to show a greater presence at grade crossings and to adopt a new, multi-faceted campaign aimed at...
Major Railroad Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials Release, Composite Summaries 1969-1978
This report presents composite summaries describing 75 major railroad accidents in which hazardous materials were released. The selected accidents occurred during the years 1969-1978. The data contained in the individual summaries were derived from various government and private agency reports and...The Visibility and Audibility of Trains Approaching Rail - Highway Grade Crossings
This is the report of a technical study which had as its objectives: 1. To define the performance level of devices in general use on trains for attracting the attention of drivers of motor vehicles. 2. To describe desirable performance levels for devices which are used to make a train more...Draft Guidance for Implementing the Optional Property-Based Approach to Exempting Consideration of Effects to Rail Properties within Rail Rights-of-Way under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
The purpose of this Guidance is to provide instruction and examples for evaluating rail properties for potential designation as excluded historic rail properties; describe the process by which a Project Sponsor may propose excluded historic rail properties to a USDOT OA, including early...Effect of Anti-Trespass Guard Panels on Pedestrian Behavior
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), under the direction of DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research, Development and Technology, conducted a research study that evaluated the effectiveness of anti-...