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TRAIN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

HURT911® presents the following selected links (arranged by subject) including railroad crossing safety, railroad safety, train accident reconstruction with information on train accident cause codes, train braking, train stopping distance, train speed and train travel distance and train time to stop, train software and train event data recorders:

Railroad Crossing Safety

Train Accident Reconstruction

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Railroad Crossing Safety

Operation Life Saver http://www.oli.org/ Operation Lifesaver is a nationwide, non-profit public information program dedicated to eliminating collisions, injuries and fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings and on railroad rights-of-way. Through a network of State Coordinators in 49 states (excluding Hawaii), Operation Lifesaver sends nearly 2,500 volunteers into the field to deliver a public safety message.

Railroad Crossing Safety Tips (from Operation Life Saver)

Rail Road Grade Crossing Collision Test

Lessons Learned - How to stop vehicles from driving around railroad crossing gates.

Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis Web Site - Railroad safety information including accidents and incidents, inspections and highway-rail crossing data. From this site users can run dynamic queries, download a variety of safety database files, publications and forms, and view current statistical information on railroad safety.

Low Cost Active Railroad Crossing Signals

Railway Safety Statistics - England

HM Railway Inspectorate - England

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

Train Accident Reconstruction

Train Accident Cause Codes

Railroad Speed Chart

False Precede Signals Reports and Causes

Train Accident Reconstruction and FELA and Railroad Litigation

Documents for Investigating Railroad Accident Cases (available for a fee).

Analysis of Railroad Crossing Accident Causes - Conrail states: "Nearly two-thirds of all crossing accidents occur during daylight hours. Because two-thirds of all accidents occur at crossings equipped with automatic warning devices, driver inattention is clearly the major cause." (http://www.conrail.com/oplife.htm). This article explains why this is untrue, although accurate.

An Introduction to Train Brakes - By John Bentley on the TARO website.

Train Braking software by Train Dynamics, Inc.

Train Performance - All Braking Modes (the following links were provided by Laketek Railroad Accident Reconstruction):

Train Velocity vs Train Stopping Distance Train Velocity given any Stop Distance.

Train Velocity (MPH) vs Train Travel Distance Train Velocity given Travel Distance up to stop distance for any initial speed.

Train Velocity vs Train Travel Time Train Velocity given Travel Time up to stop time for any initial speed.

Train Travel Time vs Train Travel Distance Train Travel Time given Travel Distance up to the stop distance for any initial speed

Train Delay Time vs Train Travel Distance Train Delay Time given Travel Distance up to stop distance for any initial speed.

Consider Investigating The Following Products & Services In Any Train Accident:

Digital Video Recorder Digital Video Recorder - Advanced Video Technologies provides an easy to use digital video recorder, designed specifically for use in the Railraod Safety and Security Industry. AVT products use a unique secured watermarking of images in its hard drive for use in a court of law.

TransitSafe: A web-based safety and security risk management software that includes incident, internal audits, hazardous conditions, security events, corrective actions, safety certification, training, and claims information in one system.

RailWatch - Automated weather alert system customized for the railroad industry.

Event Data Recorder Regulations

New Event Data Recorder Standard For Passenger Rail Equipment