Safety in transportation is an exceptionally complex and multifaceted concept. The research focuses on the functioning processes of hazardous transportation facilities - railway crossings with varying intensity and transportation parameters, which require solutions to a wide range of theoretical, practical, and organizational tasks. The integration of innovative technologies, a beacon of hope, to modernize existing crossings and implement cognitive direction systems can help create a safer environment at railway crossings. To reduce the likelihood of human error and improve safety, it is recommended to utilize both existing technologies and innovative opportunities to develop new safety solutions for railway crossings, considering cognitive processes - mental operations used for perception of information, its retention in memory, processing, analysis, interpretation, and utilization for decision-making and problem-solving.