Combatting distracted communities to boost RAIL SAFETY A recent uptick in near miss incidents have agencies finding education and engineering solutions to combat rail gradecrossing incidents. By Megan Perrero, assistant editor I NCIDENTS AT GRADE CROSSings and involving trespassers are not new to railroads, but the reasons for an increase in these incidents have shifted, making the industry find new ways to address these issues. While an increase in mental health awareness campaigns have helped address intentional rail fatalities, ANTI-TRESPASS PANELS can provide a passive deterrent to pedestrian foot traffic. 28 | Mass Transit | MassTransitmag.com | FEBRUARY 2020 L.B. Fosterhttp://www.MassTransitmag.com