Trains Can't, NHTSA's railroad crossing safety campaign, gives resources and tips on train crossing safety to prevent crashes and fatalities.

Sadly, many of these deaths and injuries are preventable. Click on the links below and on the left navigation menu for tools and resources and learn more about what you can do to reduce highway-rail grade crossing and trespassing incidents.

For the sixth annual Rail Safety Week, Sept. 10-25, 2022, the Illinois Chapter of Operation Lifesaver and the National Safety Council are reminding all Americans to take caution around grade crossings, where the rails and the roadway meet.

2024年5月9日 · Accidents at highway-rail grade crossings—intersections where roads cross railroad tracks at-grade—is the second leading cause of rail-related deaths in the United States. Nationally, more than 2,000 incidents and 200 fatalities at grade crossings occur each year.

The FRA issued regulations requiring 10 States to issue State-specific action plans to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings, as part of the Final Rule on Emergency Notification Systems at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.

State highway traffic safety laws generally require motorists to slow, yield or stop between 15 to 50 feet from highway-rail crossings and not to proceed until it is safe to do so.

2024年9月3日 · This Web site provides a compendium of highway-rail grade crossing safety information for drivers, motor carriers, and users of commercial motor vehicles. It is a "one stop shop" for readers who want to learn more about the critical importance of …

2025年1月16日 · California Operation Lifesaver is an independent non-profit rail safety education and awareness program dedicated to ending collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and on railroad rights-of-way in the State of California.

Protecting safety on roadways that cross railroad tracks, traveling on rail systems, employees of rail agencies, and everyone who benefits from safe and reliable shipment of goods by rail. …

2024年12月20日 · While the number of highway-rail crossing collisions, deaths and injuries has dropped over the past five decades, it’s still a startling fact that about every three hours in the U.S., a person or vehicle is hit by a train.