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18
Feb
2020
Press Releases
FRA Launches Risk Reduction Safety Program
Subject
Accident Reduction
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a final rule, launching the Risk Reduction Program (RRP) to support an increasing...
17
May
2019
Technical Reports
Effects of In-Pavement Lights on Driver Compliance with Grade Crossing Safety Equipment
Subject
Accident Reduction,
Grade Crossing Technology,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Highway-rail, grade crossing, pedestrian behavior, trespass, enhancement, safety, in-pavement lights, violations
Abstract: This study examined whether in-pavement lights installed at a single grade crossing would increase the number of drivers who obey grade crossing safety signals.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/10
Office
RDI-23
1
Oct
2018
Reports to Congress
National Strategy to Prevent Trespassing on Railroad Property
Subject
Trespasser Programs,
Accident Reduction,
Grade Crossings
Abstract: Trespassing on railroad property is the leading cause of all rail-related deaths in the United States. More people are struck and killed by trains each year while trespassing –...
23
Feb
2018
Annual Enforcement Report
Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement Report
Subject
Accident Reduction,
Enforcement
Abstract: For several decades, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has compiled an annual civil penalty report summarizing the civil penalty claims for violations of Federal...
8
Dec
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1237 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Accident Investigations, CSX, Hazardous Materials
Abstract: On December 8, 2017, at 2:08 p.m., EST, eastbound CSX Transportation (CSX) mixed freight Train Q40407, consisting of 3 locomotives and 141 cars (66 loads/75 empties), derailed 31...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
CSX Transportation
Location
Union, NJ
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1237
Investigation Status
Finalized
29
Nov
2017
Technical Reports
Improved Concrete Crosstie and Fastening Systems for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint Corridors: Volume 1 – Project Summary Report
Subject
Freight Operations,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Concrete crossties, fastening systems, flexural behavior, mechanistic design, infrastructure components, finite element modeling, field experimentation
Abstract: Rail corridors often experience a wide variety of passenger and freight train loads, track geometry characteristics, and environmental conditions. These factors must be considered...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/23
Office
RDI-21
29
Nov
2017
Technical Reports
Improved Concrete Crosstie and Fastening Systems for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint Corridors: Volume 2
Subject
Freight Operations,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Concrete crossties, fastening systems, flexural behavior, mechanistic design, infrastructure components, finite element modeling, finite element, FE, finite element analysis, FEA, field experimentation
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-17/23
Office
RDI-21
18
Nov
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1234 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Accident Investigations, NS, Freight Operations, Passenger Rail, Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Abstract: On Saturday, November 18, 2017, at 8:37 p.m., EST, Norfolk Southern (NS) Train U43U918 (the train) traveling east, derailed 38 cars on the NS St. Charles Branch (Pocahontas...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Other Impact Accident (OTI)
Railroad Name
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Location
Imboden, VA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1234
Investigation Status
Finalized
13
Oct
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1232 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations
Keywords: Accident Investigations, BNSF
Abstract: On October 13, 2017, at approximately 5:00 p.m. MDT, a single rail car rolling uncontrolled impacted a BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) “road switcher” Freight Train R-MON8151-13I (...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Side Collision (SDC)
Railroad Name
BNSF Railway Company
Location
Williston, ND
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1232
Investigation Status
Finalized
5
Oct
2017
Accident Investigations
HQ-2017-1231 (Finalized)
Subject
Accident Investigations,
Freight Operations
Keywords: Accident Investigations, CSX
Abstract: On October 5, 2017, at approximately 02:48 a.m., EST, northbound CSX Transportation (CSX) Freight Train Q54203 derailed 14 cars on a single main track at milepost ANB862.2 in...
Accident Date
Accident Type
Derailment (DRM)
Railroad Name
CSX
Location
Atlanta, GA
United States
Accident Number
HQ-2017-1231
Investigation Status
Finalized