OculusRail

End the Wait. Know Before You Go.

Oculus Rail delivers timely crossing intelligence —helping drivers, cities, and emergency responders make smarter, safer routing decisions.

11/02/2026

Congratulations to the recipients of the FRA’s latest $1.2 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) grants!

Our Oculus Rail sensors help communities and DOTs collect real-world data on blocked crossings, including frequency, duration, and patterns, to inform future infrastructure investments.

And the benefits don’t have to wait until construction begins. Our free app gives your motorists and public safety drivers real-time crossing information to avoid blocked crossings and reduce wait times…NOW.

Better data for tomorrow’s investments. Better information for today’s travelers. If your community received an RCE planning grant, let’s talk!

10/28/2026

Another great AASHTO CORT conference in the books! 🚂

Lucy and Andria had a fantastic time in New Orleans, connecting with transportation leaders, discussing rail technology, and sharing how Oculus Rail helps communities better understand what’s happening at their railroad crossings.

And, of course, we couldn’t leave without announcing the winner of our Oculus Rail Magic 8 Ball drawing! 🎱

Congratulations to Paul Worley of Mott MacDonald! We predict a Magic 8 Ball is definitely in your future. 😉

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by to meet us and learn more about Oculus Rail.

Couldn’t join us in New Orleans? We’d still love to connect!
Whether you’re a community struggling with blocked railroad crossings or an engineering firm helping clients plan and fund rail infrastructure improvements, Oculus Rail can help turn real-world crossing activity into actionable data.

🚦 For communities and transportation agencies: Understand how often crossings are blocked, how long trains obstruct roadways, and when those disruptions occur. Use this data to identify problem crossings, evaluate impacts on traffic and emergency response, and prioritize infrastructure improvements.

📊 For engineering and consulting firms: Incorporate independently collected, timestamped crossing data into feasibility studies, corridor assessments, traffic analyses, and applications for federal funding programs such as the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) and CRISI grant programs.

🚂 For communities preparing grant applications: Establish baseline crossing conditions and build a stronger, data-driven case for investments that improve mobility, safety, and emergency access.

Planning a rail project, pursuing grant funding, or simply looking for better information about your community’s crossings? We’d welcome the opportunity to discuss how Oculus Rail data could support your work.

Visit www.oculusrail.com or send us a message to start the conversation!

10/16/2026

Our solar-powered sensors monitor railroad crossings, not the people waiting there.

Smarter transportation doesn't have to mean surveillance.

🚂 We track trains. Not people.

09/25/2026

🚂 See Tracks? Think Train!

Did you know that every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States?

This week, we're joining the Virginia State Corporation Commission and Operation Lifesaver Inc. in raising awareness about railroad crossing safety.

Whether you're driving, walking, or biking, always stay alert around railroad tracks, obey crossing signals, and never try to beat a train.

Railroad safety is everyone's responsibility.

Learn more about See Tracks? Think Train Week: https://oculusrail.com/railroad-crossing-safety-starts-with-awareness-and-better-information

09/21/2026

What’s in a name? Ever wonder where Oculus Rail came from?

“Oculus” comes from the Latin word for eye. And that’s really what we are — eyes on the railroad crossing.

But our eyes are focused on only one thing: trains and crossing conditions.
Oculus Rail is designed to detect when a train arrives, how long a crossing is blocked and when it clears. We’re not identifying drivers, tracking vehicles or monitoring people on the road or tracks. That’s simply not what our technology is built to do.

We turn what we see at the crossing into useful information — without turning the people around it into data.

Oculus = eye. Rail = well… rail. 👁️🚂 Sometimes the name just fits.

09/18/2026

Another great opportunity to meet more industry experts focused on innovation and technology in the transportation field at the Roadway Safety Innovation Expo today!

Always fun to see old friends and make new ones.

09/16/2026

Long before we tracked traffic on our phones, railroads were helping standardize something much bigger:

Time itself. 🕰️

In 1883, North American railroads adopted standardized time zones to replace the confusing patchwork of local times used across the country.
Your clock has a little railroad history in it.

09/07/2026

America's railroads didn't build themselves.

For generations, railroad workers have laid track, built bridges, operated trains, maintained equipment, managed signals and kept freight moving across the country.

The work looks a lot different today than it did 150 years ago, but it still takes a lot of people behind the scenes to keep the rails moving.

This Labor Day, we're tipping our hats to the men and women who built America's railroads — and those who keep them running today. 🇺🇸🚂

09/06/2026

September 6 is National Read a Book Day. 📚🚂

So naturally, we went looking for some of the most popular books where trains play a starring — or at least memorable — role.

📖 Murder on the Orient Express — Agatha Christie
📖 The Little Engine That Could — Watty Piper
📖 The Polar Express — Chris Van Allsburg
📖 The Railway Children — E. Nesbit
📖 The Last Train to Paradise — Les Standiford

Apparently trains make pretty good supporting characters. Happy National Read a Book Day from Oculus Rail.

08/18/2026

Work hard. Play hard. Make a difference. 🚂

Last night, members of the Oculus Rail team, our advisors, and our technology partners from PSI gathered at Cogan’s for good pizza, great conversation, and a little time together away from sensors, software, and railroad crossings.

What makes this group special is that we all share the same goal: using technology to help communities tackle long-standing problems.

There’s a lot of work ahead — but it feels pretty good to be building something that can make a real difference and having fun with a terrific group of people along the way.

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