As part of the US DOT Grade Crossing Safety Action Plan issued in June of 2004, FRA's Office of Safety has been involved with our safety partners in developing several activities and products aimed at enhancing safety at grade crossings. Two significant initiatives identified in the Action Plan were pedestrian safety and the potential for traffic channelizing devices to deter crossing gate arm violations.

The Compilation of Pedestrian Safety Devices in Use at Grade Crossings represents the current state of the practice of pedestrian accommodation at grade crossings, including pedestrian-only crossings.

Compilation of Pedestrian Safety Devices (formatted viewing on screen)
Compilation of Pedestrian Safety Devices (formatted for downloading or printing)

The Department will continue to encourage States to consider the use of innovative traffic control devices as supplements at highway-rail crossings equipped with automatic warning devices. Flexible traffic channelizing devices or median barriers as appropriate to each crossing site, should be considered at crossings that continue to have collisions or frequent violations after the installation of automatic warning devices.

Channelizing Devices (formatted viewing on screen)
Channelizing Devices (formatted for downloading or printing)