Moving America Forward

F E D E R A L R A I L R O A D A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

National Highway - Rail Crossing Safety Training Conference

Jamie RennertFederal Railroad Administration

November 2, 2015

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Bowers to Lake - Upper Lake Road Bridge Grade Separation

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Schematic of the Grier Road Grade Separation

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BEFORE: Old Route to School via Peach Street Grade Crossing, Now Closed

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AFTER: New Route to School via Improved Gounah Street Underpass

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Overall Improvements –Peach Street Area

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Grade Crossing Task Force GoalReduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities at grade

crossings

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Data, Analysis, and

Research

Engineering

EducationEnforcement

Program Improvement

The Grade Crossing Task Force is a

multi-disciplinary team that addresses

this goal with priority projects in

5 Major Focus Areas

Moving America Forward

education

program

improvement

data, analysis,

and research

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Accomplishments and Ongoing Grade Crossing Safety Efforts

• Partnering with four Tech Companies to map crossings

• Reviewing data trends

• Partnered with Operation Lifesaver and AAR on

“See Tracks, Think Train!” campaign

• Released the Model State Action Plan Resource

Guide

• Releasing first responder videos

• Engaging with law enforcement trade associations

• Released STEP GX NOFA

• Working with states to design safe crossings with

HSIPR and TIGER grant funds

• Updating the Grade Crossing Handbookengineering

enforcement