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University of Louisville Rail Mapping Study Unveiling at the National Conference of State Legislators in Boston - Click here to view the press release.



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On Tuesday August 7th the groundbreaking rail mapping project developed by the University of Louisville and Citizens for Rail Safety will be unveiled at the National Conference of State Legislators. The project utilizes state of the art Google Mapping technology to track and view the most dangerous rail crossings in America.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, a train strikes a vehicle or a pedestrian at a rail crossing approximately every 2 hours in the United States. These 12 daily accidents have the potential of producing catastrophic injuries and deaths.
Based on these statistics, as of January 1, 2008, there have been 1584 train strikes of a vehicle or pedestrian.


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