Railroad Right-of-Way Vehicle Incursion Prevention Research

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Research Results
• Creators:
  Bedini, Francesco ; daSilva, Marco
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Surface treating
  • Grade crossing surfaces
  • Railroad safety Right-of-way incursions
  • Rail vehicle incursions
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 18-13
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office of Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) sponsored research conducted by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), to evaluate the effectiveness of engineering treatments to deter vehicles from turning onto the rail right-of-way (ROW) at highway-rail grade crossings. The goal of the treatments is to reduce the number of vehicles that mistakenly enter the ROW, thus reducing the possibility of an incident with a train. The Volpe Center partnered with SunRail (the commuter rail system in the Orlando area) and the City of Orlando, FL, to develop vehicle ROW incursion prevention engineering treatments, identify suitable grade crossings for implementation, collect before and after data, and evaluate the results.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37006/dot_37006_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 981.26 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8834e8148c4fb5781ca9a2bb7f54317315f8dec4e8c7e9bfe718690220152b96222b3a6634821330ef7eef42d6f00a185566a71f49fdd0417589a64ff1124f7