North Carolina “Sealed Corridor” Phase I: U.S. DOT Assessment Report: Report to Congress

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Office of Railroad Development
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Collisions Corridors Fatal Crash Analysis Fatalities High Speed Ground Transportation High Speed Vehicles North Carolina Railroad Commuter Service Railroad Grade Crossings Railroad Safety Sealed Corridor

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• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; North Carolina ; South Carolina
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  In response to a request in the Senate Report 107-38 accompanying the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, this report documents the benefits of the State of North Carolina's Sealed Corridor initiative and the improvements completed at highway--rail grade crossings from March 1995 through September 2000 in terms of Lives Saved. The analysis concludes that five lives were saved during the study period and that this positive benefit of the Sealed Corridor improvements will grow as vehicle volume, trains frequency and train speeds increase. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) plays a prominent role among States pursuing High-Speed Ground Transportation (HSGT)development. The State contains much of the designated Southeast High-Speed Rail (SEHSR) Corridor which connects Washington, DC, through Richmond, VA to Raleigh and Charlotte, NC with extensions south to Columbia, SC, Savannah, GA, and southwest to Greenville, SC, Atlanta and Macon, GA, and Jacksonville, FL. Recognizing that improved safety must accompany improved service, the State has instituted an innovative "Sealed Corridor" program initiative, which aims at improving or closing every grade crossing, public and private, along the chosen route between Charlotte and Raleigh, NC via Greensboro on the North Carolina Railroad. The Sealed Corridor initiative is also a model research approach to examine grade crossing issues in other corridors. The Sealed Corridor consists of 216 grade crossings, 44 of which are private crossings. Phase I of the implementation plan for the corridor addresses 100 crossings between Charlotte and Greensboro. Fifty-two of the 100 crossings have been improved and/or closed. The research documented in this report assesses the safety benefits of the improvements made to the highway-rail intersections from March 1995 to September 2000.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8f62a0c3352f5210ee29960ce96348c43fd34a79d1f7ff5ae1d6a69d57738d00
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34005/dot_34005_DS1.pdf
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