RAIL - HIGHWAY GRADE - CROSSING ACCIDENTS

THIS 37TH ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT ON RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENTS CONTAINS A SERIES OF TABLES THAT BREAK THESE ACCIDENTS DOWN BY A VARIETY OF FACTORS, E.G., SEVERITY, TYPE OF CROSSING PROTECTION, AND VEHICLE TYPE. THE 1971 FIGURES SHOW A 4.7% DECREASE FROM 1970 IN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AND A 1.8% DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroad grade crossings; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221882
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 23 1973 12:00AM