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In 2015, 224 individuals died at railroad crossing, down form 264 in 2014. However,
fatalities due to rail trespassing increased 7.6 percent to 512 last year, and crossingrelated injuries jumped 12.3 percent to 967, according to Operation Lifesaver Inc.
Ninety-six percent of rail-related fatalities result from incidents at railroad crossings from
trespassers on railroad property, according to the FRA. Most of those fatalities are
preventable, FRA officials said. Last year, the FRA kicked off a comprehensive
campaign to reverse the increase in fatalities at railroad crossings. The campaign
includes working with Google and other technology companies to use FRA data that
pinpoints the nations 200,000 rail crossings to add crossing alerts to the map
applications FRA also has worked with local law enforcement around crossings. As a
result Federal Railway Administration has launched a redesigned website as part of its
ongoing effort to decrease fatalities at railroad crossing and on the tracks, the agency
announced March 17.