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University Transportation Center for Railway Safety  Operational Research

2015CY Operations Research Projects

The following operations-related projects have been approved for the 2015 calendar year:

  • Anti-Icing LED Light Covers for Railroad Safety
  • Heavy Truck and Bus Traversability at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 
  • Improving Crash Prediction - A More Relevant Exposure Measure than AADT for Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Models
  • Best Practices for Modeling Light Rail at Intersections
  • Unifying Railcar Monitoring Sensor Data, Maintenance Records, and Railcar Usage Information through Big Data Processing for Optimization Railcar Maintenance and Safety
  • Shipments of Oil By Rail: Economic Implications for Safety and Safety-Related Investments
  • Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Improvement by Diverting Motorists to Alternate Routes
  • Railyard Worker Safety through innovative Mobile Active Train Detection and Risk Localization

2014CY Operations Research Projects

The following operations-related projects have been approved for the 2014 calendar year:

  • Development of Corridor-based Traffic Signal Preemption Strategies at Signalized Intersections near Highway Railway Grade Crossings
  • Drivers’ Perceptions of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Their Behavior
  • Safety Modeling of Highway Railway Grade Crossings Using Intelligent Transportation System Data
  • Improving Safety at Rural Highway-Rail Grade Crossings by Utilizing Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Technology
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