Preliminary results of the trespass prevention research study in West Palm Beach, Florida

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• Creators:
  da Silva, Marco P. ; Carroll, Anya A.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Best Practices Grade Crossing Protection Systems Trespassing Implementation Prevention Rail Networks Railroad Grade Crossings Railroad Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  JRC2011-56091
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The United States Department of Transportation’s (US
  
  DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s
  
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
  
  Center), under the direction of the US DOT Federal Railroad
  
  Administration (FRA) Office of Research and Development
  
  (R&D), is conducting a Trespass Prevention Research Study
  
  (TPRS) in the city of West Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  The main objective of this research is to demonstrate
  
  potential benefits, including documenting best practices and
  
  lessons learned, of implementation and evaluation of trespass
  
  prevention strategies on the rail network in West Palm Beach,
  
  Florida and all of its rights-of-way.
  
  This technical paper will describe and provide the most
  
  up-to-date results from this study, which is beginning its
  
  second year of a three year study period. The cumulative
  
  results of the trespass prevention strategies will be analyzed to
  
  better inform the determination of areas of potential risk,
  
  develop solutions to prevent and minimize risk exposure and
  
  implement successful countermeasures in the future.
  
  Preliminary analysis from the WPB corridor trespass
  
  prevention activities are described in this technical paper. The
  
  ultimate objective of the research is to aid in the development
  
  of national recommendations or guidelines for reducing
  
  trespass-related incidents and fatalities.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center Federal Railroad Administration
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