WHAT SHOULD OUR NEXT TRANSPORTATION BILL EMPHASIZE? Funding? Safety? Accountability? Read what the experts have to say at the National Journal's "Expert Blog" (12.2.8).

RAIL GRADE CROSSING SAFETY was the topic of two recent conference in Massachusetts and  Illinois.

The  2008 Eastern Region Rail Crossing Safety Conference Boston, and focused on the latest developments in highway rail-grade crossing safety.

During this conference, Citizens for Rail Safety announced the findings and recommendations of a new study by The University of Louisville: Safety at Rail Crossings. (The full report is available to the public--please inquire.)

For a copy of this presentation and the others that were given during this conference, go to http://www.mass.gov/dpu and click on the "Presentations for the 2008 Eastern Rail Crossing Safety Conference" link in the right column.

The DuPage Railroad Safety Council held its Safety Summit: Prevent Tragedy on the Tracks—2008 by Promoting Sealed Railroad Corridors in Oakbrook, Illinois.

CRS Executive Director Patricia Abbate was a panelist at this event. The mission of this important Council is to prevent deaths and injuries at railroad crossings and along railways.