TRB accepting proposals for rail safety IDEA Program

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

The Transportation Research Board is accepting proposals until September 15, 2015, for the Safety IDEA Program, which supports the development and testing of innovative concepts and methods for improving railroad safety or performance.

 

Rail Safety IDEA proposals will be considered for promising but unproven innovations to advance railroad practice. Such proposals can apply to any type of railroad, including high-speed rail, intercity passenger rail or freight railroads.

Proposals are encouraged for innovations in a variety of areas in railroad systems: safety, security and environment; human factors; rolling stock and components; track and structures; track/train interaction; grade crossings; hazardous materials transportation and train occupant protection.

IDEA stands for Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis. The Safety IDEA Program, which is funded by the Federal Railroad Administration, provides funding at an early stage of the development process for promising but unproven innovative concepts or methods. IDEA proposals can be awarded up to $100,000 in IDEA funds.

 

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