TTI Rail Research promotes and actively researches ways to enhance the safety of the nation’s railway system.
Description
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Rail Research Group promotes and actively researches ways to enhance the safety of the nation’s railway system. Among their research disciplines include highway-rail grade crossings, hazardous materials, signal and train control, and operating practices.
Outreach and Technology Transfer
Safety being a key ingredient in research efforts, the Rail Research Group hosts a biennial National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Training Conference. This venue provides university-based researchers, industry professionals, federal and state department of transportation personnel, consultants, and vendors the opportunity to discuss current and future efforts to enhance safety for the public at highway-rail grade crossings. In addition, staff is involved with programs, such as Operation Lifesaver, to help educate the public about the dangers inherent at highway-rail crossings and trespassing along rail rights-of-way.
Research Initiatives
To view an abstract of current and past projects, click on the following titles:
- Crew Resource Management (CRM) Training for the Railroad Industry
- Lack of Law Enforcement and Prosecution at Highway-Rail Guard Crossings
- Identification of Priority Rail Projects
- Strategic Planning for Minimizing the Impact of the Railroad on Texas A&M University
- Assessing the Impact of Railroad Operations in the Houston East End
- Continued Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Law Enforcement and Judicial Training
Resources
For More Information
Curtis Morgan
Gibb Gilchrist Building, Room 333
TTI/Multimodal Freight Transportation
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 845-5817 · fax (979) 862-2708
c-morgan@ttimail.tamu.edu
