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Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) promotes safe and environmentally sound rail transportation. The FRA conducts research and development tests to evaluate projects in support of its safety mission and to enhance the railroad system as a national transportation resource. Public education campaigns on highway-rail grade crossing safety and the danger of trespassing on rail property are also administered by FRA. Bookmark this collection https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_fra or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530835.

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Development of Railroad Trespassing Database Using Artificial Intelligence

CITE Title : Development of Railroad Trespassing Database Using Artificial Intelligence Creator(s) : Zaman, Asim;Huang, Zhe;Li, Weitian;Qin, Huixiong;Kang, Di;Liu, Xiang; Corporate Creator(s) : Rutgers University Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2024-02-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24/09 URL : /view/dot/73444 "Development of Railroad Trespassing" (2024). "Development of Railroad Trespassing Database Using Artificial Intelligence" (2024) "Development of Railroad Trespassing Database Using Artificial Intelligence" , 2024 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Zaman, Asim ;

Huang, Zhe

2024-02-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research team from Rutgers University to develop a proof-of-concept Trespassing Database using A...
Case Studies to Develop a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Analysis Framework Using Microsimulation

CITE Title : Case Studies to Develop a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Analysis Framework Using Microsimulation Creator(s) : Creasey, F. Thomas;Choi, Janet; Corporate Creator(s) : Caliper Corporation Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2023-06-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-23/16 URL : /view/dot/67637 "Case Studies to Develop" (2023). "Case Studies to Develop a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Analysis Framework Using Microsimulation" (2023) "Case Studies to Develop a Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Analysis Framework Using Microsimulation" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Creasey, F. Thomas ;

Choi, Janet

2023-06-01

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There are approximately 126,700 highway-rail at-grade crossings in the U.S. A portion of those involve high-volume public streets where crossing event...
Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement

CITE Title : Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement Creator(s) : Schwartz, Kelly;Willis, Michael;Nohelty, Tamara; Corporate Creator(s) : QinetiQ North America, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2021-12-01 Report Number : DTFR53-12-D-00009-004 URL : /view/dot/59168 "Rail Safety Training Course" (2021). "Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement" (2021) "Rail Safety Training Course for Law Enforcement" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Schwartz, Kelly ;

Willis, Michael

2021-12-01

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Proper law enforcement can deter risky behavior and it is vital that law enforcement officers receive proper training pertaining to the importance of ...
Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals (EWS) Phase 3: Performance Evaluation on a Locomotive

CITE Title : Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals (EWS) Phase 3: Performance Evaluation on a Locomotive Creator(s) : Campbell, Tom;Parida, Basant;Ross, Jason C.; Corporate Creator(s) : QinetiQ North America, Inc.;VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2021-08-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/25 URL : /view/dot/57414 "Acoustical Warning Devices as" (2021). "Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals (EWS) Phase 3: Performance Evaluation on a Locomotive" (2021) "Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals (EWS) Phase 3: Performance Evaluation on a Locomotive" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Campbell, Tom ;

Parida, Basant

2021-08-01

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Emergency warning signal (EWS) sounds have been developed to improve safety for railroad workers and warn trespassers. Researchers conducted a literat...
Trespass Prevention Research Study – Worcester, MA [Research Results]

CITE Title : Trespass Prevention Research Study – Worcester, MA [Research Results] Creator(s) : Bedini-Jacobini, F.;da Silva, Marco P.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 2021-04-01 Report Number : RR 21-08 URL : /view/dot/55705 "Trespass Prevention Research Study" (2021). "Trespass Prevention Research Study – Worcester, MA [Research Results]" (2021) "Trespass Prevention Research Study – Worcester, MA [Research Results]" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Bedini-Jacobini, F. ;

da Silva, Marco P.

2021-04-01

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Volpe researchers conducted the Trespass Prevention Research Study (TPRS) from 2016–2018 to show the potential benefits of, document the lessons lea...
Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals, Phase 2

CITE Title : Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals, Phase 2 Creator(s) : Campbell, Thomas;Parida, Basant;Ross, Jason C.;Zaouk, Abdullatif K.; Corporate Creator(s) : QinetiQ North America, Inc.;Harris, Miller, Miller & Hanson Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2021-03-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/13 URL : /view/dot/54939 "Acoustical Warning Devices as" (2021). "Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals, Phase 2" (2021) "Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Signals, Phase 2" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Campbell, Thomas ;

Parida, Basant

2021-03-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a project to demonstrate the effectiveness of an Acoustical Warning Device (AWD) to be used for ge...
Locomotive Emergency Response Training

CITE Title : Locomotive Emergency Response Training Creator(s) : Schwartz, Kelly;Willis, Michael;Nohelty, Tamara; Corporate Creator(s) : QinetiQ North America, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2021-03-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-21/12 URL : /view/dot/54940 "Locomotive Emergency Response Training" (2021). "Locomotive Emergency Response Training" (2021) "Locomotive Emergency Response Training" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Schwartz, Kelly ;

Willis, Michael

2021-03-01

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The goal of this program is to develop an informational video for firefighters. The video covers pertinent and valuable information firefighters need ...
Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trespassing – Pilot Program

CITE Title : Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trespassing – Pilot Program Creator(s) : Horton, Suzanne M.;daSilva, Marco P.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; Published Date : 2020-12-06 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-20-10 URL : /view/dot/53546 "Law Enforcement Strategies for" (2020). "Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trespassing – Pilot Program" (2020) "Law Enforcement Strategies for Reducing Trespassing – Pilot Program" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Horton, Suzanne M. ;

daSilva, Marco P.

2020-12-06

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, under the direction of the U.S. DOT’s Federal Rail...
Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination Criteria Pilot Project

CITE Title : Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination Criteria Pilot Project Creator(s) : Chase, Stephanie G.;Hiltunen, Danielle; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2020-04-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-20/15 URL : /view/dot/48842 "Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination" (2020). "Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination Criteria Pilot Project" (2020) "Consistent Trespasser Intent Determination Criteria Pilot Project" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Chase, Stephanie G. ;

Hiltunen, Danielle

2020-04-01

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This document describes a pilot project that evaluated the potential for developing standardized criteria that railroads can use to determine the prob...
Trespass Risk in Quiet Zones

CITE Title : Trespass Risk in Quiet Zones Creator(s) : Ngamdung, Tashi;da Silva, Marco P.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology Published Date : 2020-03-31 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-20/37 URL : /view/dot/50836 "Trespass Risk in Quiet" (2020). "Trespass Risk in Quiet Zones" (2020) "Trespass Risk in Quiet Zones" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Ngamdung, Tashi ;

da Silva, Marco P.

2020-03-31

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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, under the direction of the DOT’s Federal Railroad ...
Trespasser Detection Systems on Railroad Rights-of-Way

CITE Title : Trespasser Detection Systems on Railroad Rights-of-Way Creator(s) : Baron, William R.;da Silva, Marco P.; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2020-01-27 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-20-04 URL : /view/dot/50849 "Trespasser Detection Systems on" (2020). "Trespasser Detection Systems on Railroad Rights-of-Way" (2020) "Trespasser Detection Systems on Railroad Rights-of-Way" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Baron, William R. ;

da Silva, Marco P.

2020-01-27

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Volpe Center, under the direction of DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Office of Research, Development...
Trespasser Detection on Railroad Property Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

CITE Title : Trespasser Detection on Railroad Property Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Creator(s) : Baron, William R.;da Silva, Marco P.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2019-11-30 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-20-03 URL : /view/dot/50848 "Trespasser Detection on Railroad" (2019). "Trespasser Detection on Railroad Property Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" (2019) "Trespasser Detection on Railroad Property Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Baron, William R. ;

da Silva, Marco P.

2019-11-30

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT's) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe), under the direction of DOT’s Federal...
Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Systems, Phase 1

CITE Title : Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Systems, Phase 1 Creator(s) : Campbell, Thomas;Parida, Basant;Ross, Jason C.;Zaouk, Abdullatif K.; Corporate Creator(s) : Foster-Miller, Inc.;Harris, Miller, Miller & Hanson Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2019-10-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/40 URL : /view/dot/42528 "Acoustical Warning Devices as" (2019). "Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Systems, Phase 1" (2019) "Acoustical Warning Devices as Emergency Warning Systems, Phase 1" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Campbell, Thomas ;

Parida, Basant

2019-10-01

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This program demonstrated the effectiveness of Acoustical Warning Devices (AWD) as secondary Emergency Warning Signals (EWS). The focus is to warn tre...
Effects of In-Pavement Lights on Driver Compliance with Grade Crossing Safety Equipment

CITE Title : Effects of In-Pavement Lights on Driver Compliance with Grade Crossing Safety Equipment Creator(s) : Baron, William;daSilva, Marco; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2019-05-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-18-06;DOT/FRA/ORD-19/10; URL : /view/dot/40279 "Effects of In-Pavement Lights" (2019). "Effects of In-Pavement Lights on Driver Compliance with Grade Crossing Safety Equipment" (2019) "Effects of In-Pavement Lights on Driver Compliance with Grade Crossing Safety Equipment" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Baron, William ;

daSilva, Marco

2019-05-01

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, under the direction of DOT’s Federal Railroad ...
Effect of Grade Separation on Pedestrian Railroad Trespass Activity at Shuttlesworth Drive in Collegeville, AL

CITE Title : Effect of Grade Separation on Pedestrian Railroad Trespass Activity at Shuttlesworth Drive in Collegeville, AL Creator(s) : Ngamdung, Tashi Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2019-05-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-18-05;DOT/FRA/ORD-19/11; URL : /view/dot/40278 "Effect of Grade Separation" (2019). "Effect of Grade Separation on Pedestrian Railroad Trespass Activity at Shuttlesworth Drive in Collegeville, AL" (2019) "Effect of Grade Separation on Pedestrian Railroad Trespass Activity at Shuttlesworth Drive in Collegeville, AL" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Ngamdung, Tashi

2019-05-01

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The Volpe Center, under the direction of FRA’s Office of Research, Development, and Technology, conducted a research study to evaluate the effects o...
Railroad Implemented Countermeasures to Prevent Suicide: Review of Public Information

CITE Title : Railroad Implemented Countermeasures to Prevent Suicide: Review of Public Information Creator(s) : Gabree, Scott H.;Hiltunen, Danielle;Ranalli, Emma; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2019-03-29 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/04 URL : /view/dot/39205 "Railroad Implemented Countermeasures to" (2019). "Railroad Implemented Countermeasures to Prevent Suicide: Review of Public Information" (2019) "Railroad Implemented Countermeasures to Prevent Suicide: Review of Public Information" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gabree, Scott H. ;

Hiltunen, Danielle

2019-03-29

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The public discussion of railroad safety initiatives can help to improve safety, either directly with the public through an increased awareness, or by...
Development of Railroad Trespass and Grade Crossing Training Aids Research

CITE Title : Development of Railroad Trespass and Grade Crossing Training Aids Research Creator(s) : Bedini-Jacobini, F.;Ngamdung, Tashi; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 2019-03-01 Report Number : RR 19-05 URL : /view/dot/38814 "Development of Railroad Trespass" (2019). "Development of Railroad Trespass and Grade Crossing Training Aids Research" (2019) "Development of Railroad Trespass and Grade Crossing Training Aids Research" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Bedini-Jacobini, F. ;

Ngamdung, Tashi

2019-03-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) sponsored the John A. Volpe National Transportatio...
Characteristics of Trespassing Incidents in the United States (2012-2014)

CITE Title : Characteristics of Trespassing Incidents in the United States (2012-2014) Creator(s) : Chase, Stephanie G.;Hiltunen, Danielle;Gabree, Scott H.; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2018-07-23 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-18/24 URL : /view/dot/36451 "Characteristics of Trespassing Incidents" (2018). "Characteristics of Trespassing Incidents in the United States (2012-2014)" (2018) "Characteristics of Trespassing Incidents in the United States (2012-2014)" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Chase, Stephanie G. ;

Hiltunen, Danielle

2018-07-23

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Trespassing is the leading cause of rail-related fatalities in the United States. A large proportion of these trespasser fatalities are from intention...
Talking about Rail Suicide: Why the Words You Use Matters

CITE Title : Talking about Rail Suicide: Why the Words You Use Matters Creator(s) : Gabree, Scott H. Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2018-01-09 URL : /view/dot/37441 "Talking about Rail Suicide:" (2018). "Talking about Rail Suicide: Why the Words You Use Matters" (2018) "Talking about Rail Suicide: Why the Words You Use Matters" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gabree, Scott H.

2018-01-09

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Reports findings on rail suicide prevention, focusing on the media reports rail suicides and its impact on the public.
2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop

CITE Title : 2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop Creator(s) : daSilva, Marco;Harrison, James; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2017-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/06 URL : /view/dot/37388 "2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and" (2017). "2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop" (2017) "2015 Right-of-Way Fatality and Trespass Prevention Workshop" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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daSilva, Marco ;

Harrison, James

2017-05-01

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In response to the successful 2008 and 2012 Trespasser Workshops, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored the 2015 Right-of-Way (ROW) Fatality...

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