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The U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) were directed by Congress to undertake a study on highway-rail grade crossing safety, " ... identify the 10 most deadly crossings in each state ... " and establish ways these...
To understand the properties and behavior of liquefied natural gas (LNG); identify LNG fuel tenders, locomotives, Tank Cars & Intermodal Portable Tanks; understand potential chemical, cryogenic, and flammability hazards; and execute the basics of LNG emergency response.
Section 404 of the Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) requires that the U.S. Department of Transportation complete a study to determine, " . . . the most safe, efficient, and cost-effective way to improve the safety of rail passenger station platforms gaps in order to increase...
The sixteenth annual report, issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Office of Safety, combines highway-rail crossing accident/incident statistics with the National highway-rail crossing inventory. Accident/incident data is compiled from monthly reports filed by railroads. The...
This paper was prepared for presentation at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board and is not authorized for general circulation.
This paper presents the results of a study undertaken to improve the prediction capability of the Department of Transportation's Accident...
In accordance with 49 CFR 225, railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Office of Safety, Federal Railroad Administration. For the purposes of these requirements a "railroad" is any system of surface transportation of persons and property over rails, including line...
This is the forty-first annual statistical report on rail-highway grade crossing accidents/incidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed with the Federal Railroad Administration pursuant to the Accident Reports At of 1910 (as amended).
The purpose of this report is to direct attention to...
This is the fortieth annual statistical report on rail-highway grade crossing accidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed with the Federal Railroad Administration pursuant to the Accident Reports Act of 1910 (as amended).
The purpose of this report is to direct attention to hazards...
This is the thirty-ninth annual statistical report on rail-highway grade crossing accidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed with the Federal Railroad Administration pursuant to the Accident Reports Act of 1910 ( as amended).
The purpose of this report is to direct attention to the...
This is the thirty-eighth annual statistical report on rail-highway grade crossing accidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed with the Federal Railroad Administration pursuant to the Accident Reports Act of 1910 (as amended).
The purpose of this report is to direct attention to the...