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Freight Services & Safety
Consistent with the MDOT Vision, in the Freight Services and Safety Division, we see ourselves partnering for public grade crossing and rail worker safety, partnering to ensure rail freight accessibility, and teaming for customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, measurable results, personal satisfaction, and professional growth.

Programs

• Railroad Crossing Barricade Test Project (Denton Road/Wayne County)
Denton Road in Wayne County's Van Buren Township is the first location in the United States to be equipped with unique retractable barricades that serve as warning devices at a railroad crossing.

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• Michigan Rail Loan Assistance Program (MiRLAP)
Please note that the Michigan Rail Loan Assistance Program (MiRLAP) program is not accepting applications in FY 2010.

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• Local Grade Crossing Program
The Local Grade Crossing Program provides local governmental units and railroad companies with assistance for developing and implementing projects to enhance motorist safety at public highway-railroad grade crossings. Locations are selected using a statewide prioritization system which identifies crossings where safety enhancements will have the greatest benefit to the motoring public.

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• Freight Economic Development Program
The Freight Services and Safety Division of the Michigan Department of Transportation offers financial assistance to transportation companies, private companies or local units of government in the development and/or expansion of business and industries.

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• Rail Divestiture
Under legislation enacted in July 1998, MDOT was required to divest four defined rail segments. The objective is to return commercially viable rail operations to the private sector thus minimizing State involvement where it is not necessary to the State's transportation goals.

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• Railroad Map of Michigan PDF icon

Barrier Test

• Rail crossing barricades test in Wayne County

• Railroad crossing barricade test project video transcript

• Retractable barricades at Denton Road railroad crossing Van Buren Township, Wayne County

Reports and Information

• 2006 Railroad Specifications PDF icon

• 2006 Railroad Typical Plans PDF icon

• Car Train Crash Statistics PDF icon

• Diagnostic Team Reviews PDF icon

• Request for a Diagnostic Study Team Review PDF icon

• Emergency Railroad Telephone Numbers

• Michigan Rail Map PDF icon

• Railroad Code of 1993

• On Site Reviews PDF icon

• Related Rail Sites

• Required Clearances Near Railroad Tracks PDF icon

• Shelter House and Sanitation PDF icon


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