Useful Links

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s safety data site, offers a wealth of statistical information about train collisions
http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/

The National Transportation Safety Board’s railroad safety page
http://www.ntsb.gov/Surface/Railroad/Railroad.htm

Operation Lifesaver is committed to improving rail safety.
http://www.oli.org/index.php

The Federal Highway Administration’s page of highway-rail crossing safety
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/xings/index.htm

The Structural Engineering Department, University of California San Diego, track defect detection project http://www.structures.ucsd.edu/index.php?page=research/labs/labs_nde03

The American Society of Safety Engineers http://www.asse.org/ studies vehicle and railroad safety