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                        Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Action Plan and Project Prioritization Noteworthy Practices


            
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                APPENDIX A. State Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Information Sources for Noteworthy Practices
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			Reports to Congress**California**

			Bree Arnett, California Public Utility Commission, bree.arnett@cpuc.ca.gov;
			Lauren Clauson, Chief Railroad Crossing Safety Branch, Division of Rail, California Department of Transportation, lauren.clauson@dot.ca.gov
			Yes
			Yes
			Yes
			
			2012, 2014**Illinois**

			Michael Stead, Rail Safety Program Administrator, Illinois Commerce Commission, mstead@icc.illnois.gov;
			Jason Johnson, P.E., Rail Safety Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation, Jason.Johnson@illinois.gov
			Yes
			Yes
			Yes
			
			2012, 2014**Nebraska**

			Bev Vonasek, Nebraska Department of Roads Railroad Liaison Manager, Beverly.Vonasek@nebraska.gov
			Yes
			
			Yes
			Model development report
			2014New Jersey

			Todd Hirt, Supervising Engineer, Bureau of Railroad Engineering, New Jersey Department of Transportation, Todd.Hirt@dot.state.nj.us
			Yes
			
			Yes
			
			2014**North Carolina**

			Andrew R. (Drew) Thomas, MSE, P.E., Data Analysis and Inventory Manager, Engineering Coordination and Safety Branch, Rail Division, North Carolina Department of Transportation, dthomas@ncdot.gov
			Yes
			
			Yes
			
			2014**Ohio**

			Cathy Stout, Manager, Safety Programs, Ohio Rail Development Commission, Catherine.Stout@dot.ohio.gov
			Yes
			Yes
			Yes
			Ohio Rail Development Commission Programs PDF
			2010, 2012, 2014**Oklahoma**

			Craig Moody, Rail Programs Division Manager, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, cmoody@odot.org
			
			
			Yes**Pennsylvania**

			Greg Vaughn, Central Grade Crossing Unit, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, grvaughn@state.pa.us;
			Daniel D. Leonard, P.E., Grade Crossing Engineer, Bureau of Project Delivery, danleonard@state.pa.us
			Yes
			
			Yes
			
			2012, 2014**Texas**

			Robert Travis, P.E., Branch Manager–Rail Highway Safety, Rail Safety Section, Traffic Operations Division, Texas Department of Transportation, Robert.travis@txdot.gov
			
			Yes
			Yes
			
			2010, 2012, 2014**Wisconsin**

			Mark Morrison, Railroad Engineering and Safety Unit, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, mark.morrison@dot.wi.gov
			Yes
			
			Yes
			Presentation; Prioritization PDF
			2012, 2014
      
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                Book:Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Action Plan and Project Prioritization Noteworthy Practices
              Chapter 1. Introduction and Background
                Chapter 2. Recommended Process for Preparing a State Action Plan
                Chapter 3. Implementation and Evaluation
                Chapter 4. Content and Recommended Outline for a State Action Plan
                Chapter 5. Background on Prioritization
                Chapter 6. Noteworthy Prioritization Practices
                Chapter 7. References
                APPENDIX A. State Highway-Railway Grade Crossing Information Sources for Noteworthy Practices
                APPENDIX B. Summary of State Action Plans Submitted Under Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
                APPENDIX C. Blocked Highway-Railway Grade Crossings
                APPENDIX D. Costs and Benefits of Various Crossing Improvements U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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