U.S. DOT Inspector General looks at FRA’s grade crossing accident statistics

The U.S. DOT Inspector General recently issued a report on the Federal Railroad Administration’s methods for obtaining and managing grade crossing accident statistics.  The FRA gathers data on these accidents, then uses

Big technology companies fail to act on NTSB request

The horror of grade crossing accidents has been with us since the first railroad turned a wheel.  Even before automobiles, farmers and others carrying heavy wagon loads in horse-drawn trailers perished at

Spokane eyes underpass to replace BNSF grade crossing

Spokane wants to build an underpass so that vehicular traffic can avoid the BNSF grade crossing on Pines Road. The proposal comes as work is set to begin on a different grade-crossing

Removal of flaggers along Denver RTD A Line to begin

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have given the Regional Transportation District (RTD) approval to remove crossing attendants, or flaggers, from six of the 11 at-grade

Caltrain begins year-long crossing improvement project

Caltrain launched a one-year project June 18 to boost safety at 15 grade crossings along its railroad corridor spanning from San Francisco to San Jose. The commuter rail line said its planned