United States Department of Transportation
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Alternative Title:2017 Grade Crossing Research Needs Workshop: August 15-17, 2018, St. Louis, MO
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Edition:Technical Report August 15–17, 2017
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NTL Classification:NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Railroad Highway Grade Crossings;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors;
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Abstract:In August of 2017, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) held the fourth Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Workshop in St. Louis, MO. The workshop brought together national and international subject matter experts to collaborate, identify, and prioritize specific research needs. The attendees included representatives of Federal, State, and local governments as well as railroad, labor unions, academia, non-profit organizations and consultants. Workshop participants identified and shared existing best practices and explored new strategies that the rail industry can adopt to reduce the number of highway-rail grade crossing incidents and fatalities. The conference agenda covered five topic areas: Engineering/Technologies, Human Factors, Community Outreach/Education, Enforcement, and Hazard Management. The workshop format consisted of a general session with informative presentations and breakout sessions for each topic area. The ideas generated were shared with the entire group of attendees in a wrap-up session. This report documents the results. This workshop continued the conversation from the 2009 Third Research Needs Workshop on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention.
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