Recording devices for interconnected grade crossing and intersection signal systems : an informational report.

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• Creators:
  Moriarty, Kevin ; Bendyk, Joshua ; McGee, Hugh ; Herr, Joseph ; Byrne, Terry ; Dixon, Matthew
• Corporate Creators:
  VHB/Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Highway safety
  • Transit operating agencies
  • Traffic signal preemption
  • Event data recorders
  • Railroad safety
  • Intersections
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-12-020
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Abstract:
  Over 15 years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued 29 recommendations ; to improve safety at active controlled highway-rail grade crossings following the school buscommuter ; train collision in Fox River Grove, Illinois. The objective of this task order was to ; develop technical information to assist highway agencies and railroads with integrating ; effective event recording devices within interconnected/preempted highway-rail grade crossing ; signal systems. This information is intended to be applicable to the installation of new systems ; as well as to retrofi tting existing systems. The objective also included developing technical ; information that could be used to establish periodic inspection of traffi c signals by State and ; local highway agencies as well as detailed joint annual inspections of interconnected highwayrail ; grade crossing signal systems. Specifi c emphasis was placed on highway agencies, as ; there are currently no national regulations to counterpart 49 CFR 234 and AREMA mandates ; for railroad agencies. The outcomes of this effort are focused to help the Federal Highway ; Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) implement the two NTSB ; recommendations, supporting Safety Advisory 2010-02.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTF61-05-D-00024
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25827/dot_25827_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.12 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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