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Performance-Based Specifications for Concrete Railroad Tie Freeze-Thaw Durability
The University of Florida and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in partnership with the Austrian firm voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak, developed a performance-based manufacturing control process for ensuring the freeze-thaw durability of concrete railroad ties. Air entrainment...
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety
Accidents at highway-rail grade crossings—intersections where roads cross railroad tracks at-grade—is the second leading cause of rail-related deaths in the United States. Nationally, more than 2,000 incidents and 200 fatalities at grade crossings occur each year.
Tank Car Vent and Burn Process Study: Phase I
The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), under Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Hazmat Transportation Safety Research and Development Strategic Plan, conducted a study of vent and burn as a method of hazardous materials incident mitigation. The purpose of the study was to...
Tank Car Vent and Burn Process Study: Phase II
The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), under the Federal Railroad Administration’s Hazmat Transportation Safety Research and Development Strategic Plan, conducted a study of vent and burn as a method of hazardous materials incident mitigation. The purpose of the study was to develop...
Trespass Prevention
FRA works in partnership with railroads, state and local governments, and organizations to conduct outreach efforts to raise awareness about the inherent dangers and consequences of trespassing on railroad property—illegally entering or remaining on a railroad right-of-way. FRA also provides multiple resources to assist these stakeholders and the public to prevent trespassing.