Safety of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing series

2019Technical report; May 2015- Apr 2017PDFTech ReportDOT-VNTSC-FRA-17-02DOT/FRA/ORD-19/24RR97A7 - QTH89Railroad grade crossingsLaw enforcementStrategic planningSafety educationRailroad safetyhighway-railroad grade crossing safetylaw enforcement strategies and initiativesphoto enforcementUnited States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and DevelopmentThompson, AlisonHorton, SuzanneJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and TechnologyUnited States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and DevelopmentVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center;Federal Railroad AdministrationThere has been heightened awareness of and re-commitment to highway-rail grade crossing safety. Both the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration have pledged to show a greater presence at grade crossings and to adopt a new, multi-faceted campaign aimed at strengthening enforcement and safety awareness at grade crossings.The Law Enforcement Strategies for Improving Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Working Group convened with the goal to engage representatives from law enforcement agencies to solicit examples of innovative strategies, success stories, challenges, and lessons learned.Successful law enforcement initiatives shared certain themes: coordination in and among various organizations, alignment with major events, judiciary commitment, and officer education.80