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Nearly every 180 minutes, someone in America is hit by a train. In the early 1970s, it was every 40 minutes. Check out our infographic on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention. This easy-to-read data visualization shows how U.S. DOT Volpe Center, in support of the Federal...
Nearly every 180 minutes someone in America is hit by a train. In the early 1970s, it was every 40 minutes. Check out our new infographic on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention. This easy-to-read data visualization shows how Volpe, in support of the Federal Railroad...
Some people do dangerous things at railroad crossings. Marco daSilva, a systems safety program manager at Volpe, described how recent work, in support of the Federal Railroad Administration, has captured images of a car whose driver had run the safety gates and stopped only inches from a passing...
Program evaluators have reported that the Federal Railroad Administration's Clear Signal for Action (CSA)—a safety-culture initiative sponsored by FRA's Office of Research and Development—could significantly transform the railroad industry's safety culture when widely adopted.
Nigel Wilson relies on the London Underground Oyster card, but not for his daily commute. Wilson uses data from transit fare cards to research and improve transit services in London.
The National Transportation Safety Board recently called on Volpe engineering psychologist Dr. Jordan Multer to serve on an expert panel during an investigative hearing into a fatal train accident that took three lives and caused an estimated $14.79 million in damages.
Nearly all cracks in rails are hidden—so says Dr. David Jeong, senior mechanical engineer at Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center. Jeong and his colleagues, in support of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), have been examining the mechanics of metal fatigue and crack growth...
Dr. Aviva Brecher shares an interest in rail electromagnetic emissions and the impact of exposure on safety and health with Dr. Masateru Ikehata, a senior researcher with Japan's Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI). Electric rail, like most electrical equipment that we are all...