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FRA Calls for More Safety Efforts at Rail Crossings
Citing three grade crossing incidents in recent weeks that caused the deaths of parents and young children, FRA Administrator Sarah E. Feinberg has called for greater action to prevent fatalities at the nation’s more than 200,000 railroad crossings.
“While many of these incidents are still under investigation, we know that incidents like these are almost always preventable. And yet they still happen,” Feinberg said. “The responsibility to improve safety at railroad crossings rests on all of us—safety regulators, state officials, the railroads themselves, law enforcement and even the private companies that conduct business in the transportation sector.”
Last year, FRA launched a new, comprehensive campaign to reverse the increase in fatalities at railroad crossings, which includes partnering with tech companies to use FRA data that pinpoints the country’s crossings and add crossing alerts to map applications. FRA has also worked with local law enforcement to increase enforcement around railroad crossings.
In March, FRA launched a redesigned website to serve as a one-stop shop to help drivers, pedestrians and law enforcement stay safe around railroad crossings. The launch follows the agency’s award of nearly $10 million in grants for nine projects in eight states to upgrade and increase the safety of railroad crossings along energy routes.
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