| Title | Success Factors in the Reduction of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing : Research Results |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 43399 |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20111207 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Incidents at highway-rail grade crossings in the United States declined 44.7 percent from 1994 to 2007. This decline was likely a result of various crossing safety improvement programs conducted during that period. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) tasked the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) to determine the safety factors that were responsible for the reduction of highway-rail grade crossing incidents. The study was conducted in two parts. In the first part, an examination of the reduction of highway-rail grade crossing incidents during the 1994–2003 period was completed. In the second part of the study, an analysis of success factors for the 2003 through 2007 period was completed. |
| Rosap ID | dot:9526 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9526 |
| TRT Terms | Railroad grade crossings; Railroad facilities; Railroad crashes; Ground transportation crashes; Railroad safety; Transportation safety; Prevention |
| General Subjects | Highway-railroad grade crossings--United States--Safety measures; Railroad accidents--United States--Prevention; Research Hub |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 782934290 |
| Report Number | RR 11-28 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Booklet/Pamphlet |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/43000/43300/43399/RR_Success_Factors_and_Grade_Xing_Incidents_final.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |