Task: To create a safety solution for trespasser/passenger deaths on 100,000 miles of freight rail in the USA.

Challenge/constraints:

• Budget

• Scalability of solution

• Operator and engineer line of sight from locomotive

• State-specific safety signage protocol

Specific skills learned for this project include interpreting engineering drawings, squaring off parts, taking precise measurements with tools like the Vernier caliper and micrometer, accurately drilling, tapping, and creating counterbores in holes, facing cylindrical parts, manually polishing, and optimizing machine set ups.