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To support the United States railroad industry in their efforts to prevent railroad suicide, FRA and the U.S. DOT Volpe Center formed a working group with commuter rail representatives known as Suicide Prevention for US Rail (SPUR). The goal of this working group is to facilitate communication...
Notes from the Decenber 2017 meeting of the Global Railway Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
Notes from the August 6, 2018 meeting of the Global Railway Alliance for Suicide Prevention.
With support from the U.S. DOT SBIR program and the Federal Railroad Administration, GS Engineering developed and tested a system that makes accessing freight locomotives easier and safer for railroad engineers and workers.
Penn Station is one of the busiest passenger transportation facilities in the U.S., serving more than 600,000 commuter rail and Amtrak passengers each day. In late March and early April, Penn Station suffered two train derailments within a week of each other. Following both derailments, U.S...
Responsible media reporting on rail suicide and trespass incidents can inform the public and help those in need. However, media reporting of such events can also lead to copycat incidents. A new report illuminates common reporting practices that could increase suicide contagion on the rail...
Fourteen U.S. small businesses will receive up to $150,000 each through U.S. DOT’s SBIR program to conduct six months of Phase I concept development. Read on for a brief look at the winning proposals and the small businesses that submitted them.