| Title | Demographic profile of intentional fatalities on railroad rights-of-way in the United States. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48324 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Gabree, Scott; Chase, Stephanie; Martino, Michael |
| Source | 4 p. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20130813 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | One of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) primary safety concerns is trespassing on railway rights-of-way. Some trespasser events end as fatalities which can be intentional or unintentional. This project reviews available trespasser data to establish a baseline estimate of intentional trespasser fatalities that occur on railroad rights-of-way and to obtain a basic demographic profile of the individuals involved. This project was especially valuable since at the time of data collection, railroads were not required to report trespasser fatalities and FRA did not collect trespasser incidents on railway rights-of-way that resulted in an intentional death. |
| Rosap ID | dot:26352 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26352 |
| TRT Terms | Right of way (Land); Railroads; Demographics; Trespassers; Fatalities; Suicide; Railroad safety |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | RR 13-36 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48300/48324/RR_Demographic_Profile_of_Intentional_Fatalities_20130813_final_1_.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |