Sentences with phrase «of railroad grade»

• Conduct compliance inspections to ensure that trains maintain safe operations • Perform investigations to resolve issues by obtaining data from carriers, conducting interviews and reviewing records • Lead accident investigations to determine root causes and undertake measures to ensure that safety mistakes are not repeated • Inspect railroads and carriers to ensure that they are working in accordance to federal regulations • Oversee field inspections of existing and proposed railroad crossings and structures to ensure consistency in safety practices • Assist in the development and implementation of railroad grade crossing safety programs • Create schedules and ensure that safety staff members abide by them so that all shifts are properly covered • Act as a field liaison between railroad companies and governmental agencies, to ensure appropriate coordination of safety work

With a new year come new laws for 2017, and one bill is requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study of railroad grade crossings in the Hudson Valley.

Not exact matches

Mechanical failures, especially of the brakes, made runaway trains common in the early days of railroading — mindless monsters rolling out of control for many miles up and down grades until they crashed into another train or derailed at high speed on a curve.

Heritage Park built this structure in 1998 to illustrate the equipment and methods used for the construction of roads, irrigation ditches and railroad grades prior to the First World War.

«Although the number of fatalities and accidents at highway - railroad grade crossings have fallen steadily on a national level, over the past several years collisions have increased across New York State,» said Carlucci, a Rockland lawmaker and member of the independent Democratic Conference.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblyman Tom Abinanti and state Sens. David Carlucci and Terrence Murphy call on the state DOT to complete a comprehensive study and report of highway railroad grade crossings, Taconic Parkway and Commerce Street grade crossing, Valhalla.

And Cuomo plans to launch a pilot program with the goal of improving driver awareness and behavior railroad grade crossings.

ALBANY — There's still no state money committed to finance construction, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo rallied support for his desire to add a third track to the main trunk of the Long Island Railroad at a business lunch today, and added plans to eliminate seven grade crossings at the same time.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $ 73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives that may include the implementation of positive train control, improved highway - rail grade crossings, and congestion mitigation.

Bridge rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement or the construction of grade separation to replace existing at - grade railroad crossings.

The former grade of the narrow gauge North Pacific Coast Railroad follows the east shore of the bay

Out of these accidents, more than 42,300 crossings had gates, nearly 22,040 had flashing warning lights and nearly 1,200 have highway traffic signals, bells and wigwags, which are of railroad - grade crossing signal.

Personal injury claims can arise from a variety of circumstances, including automobile mishaps, dangerous property (premises liability), railroad grade crossings, airplane crashes and any number of other situations where traumatic injury occurs as a result of the fault of others.

For example, if you commit a railroad - highway grade crossing violation, you could lose your CDL for up to 1 year; violating an out - of - service order can get you up to 5 years of suspension.

At least 60 days if you've committed 2 serious violations or 1 violation of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing within a period of 3 years.

At least 120 days for 3 serious violations or 2 violations of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing within a period of 3 years.

At least 1 year if you're convicted of 3 violations of a law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing within a period of 3 years.