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• Rail Safety
• Rail safety funding

Although RSIP is one of the most effective, underutilized, simple, and flexible programs available to address the immediate needs of communities related to rail safety, more than half of the applications are rejected for various reasons. TRAINFO has successfully applied for RSIP funding twice, has helped 7 public agencies apply for nearly $2.5 million in […]

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• Rail
• Rail Safety
• Traffic delay
• Traffic Modeling

The Data Let’s start with the data. For this blog, I’m using 91 days of train and traffic data collected by TRAINFO at the Waverley St rail crossing in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We recorded the start and end time of every rail crossing blockage using our trackside, train detection sensors and measured the unique travel time […]

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• Rail Safety

But a new disturbing trend has emerged in the past 10 years. Accidents are no longer decreasing. In fact, the data reveal a reversing trend, and accidents at rail crossings are increasing. What’s going on? With more than 10 years of data showing this reversal, there seems to be enough evidence to suggest that existing […]

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• Google
• ITS
• Traffic congestion
• TRAINFO

It’s a Tuesday in March. I have an important lunch meeting downtown and I’m already running a bit late. It’s 11:43 am. I jump into my car, connect my phone, and ask Google for directions. “Hey Google, how do I get to Jimmy’s Restaurant on Main St?” Almost instantly three routes pop up. I pick […]