Highway-rail grade crossing surface material performance.

Details

• Creators:
  Blessing, Christopher ; Fobbs, Charles ; Jurmu, Nathaniel ; Klieber, John ; Summers, Alex
• Corporate Creators:
  Michigan Technological University
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Grade crossing surfaces
  • Materials
  • Performance measurement
  • Data collection
  • Literature reviews
  • Recommendations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RC-1606
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Best Practices
• Abstract:
  Highway-Railroad grade crossings are an integral part of the transportation system, allowing the ; two modes to operate in the same areas. Performance of the surface material at grade ; crossings has been an ongoing issue. This study reviewed the literature available on grade ; crossing surface materials and the crossing records available from MDOT in an attempt to ; determine which surface materials perform best for given traffic levels and site conditions. The ; study team found that the data currently available was not adequate to perform credible analysis ; of the situation, and recommended additions to the grade crossing data collected by MDOT, and ; a reporting method for that data. The team also made recommendations on a method to ; improve the rating system used by MDOT inspectors for crossing surface condition.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2010-0295
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28080/dot_28080_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.47 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:887ff503505220e535938bf96dafab06fd5bd85295fd102622b2a0e288ecc6e1