Intelligent transportation systems at highway-rail intersections : a cross-cutting study : improving safety and mobility at highway-rail grade crossings

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Grade crossing protection systems
  • At grade intersections
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Audible warning devices in vehicles
  • Advanced traveler information systems
  • Advanced traffic management systems
  • Transportation planning
  • Cross sectional studies
  • Evaluation/program assessment
  • Railroad grade crossings
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-OP-01-149 ; NTIS-PB2002102230
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Abstract:
  In 1997, the ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) at the Federal Highway Administration commissioned a study to identify projects being conducted in the U.S. that used Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) at highway-rail grade crossings, including not only those projects that were Federally-sponsored, but state and locally-sponsored ones, as well. The study identified seven projects that tested five functions: in-vehicle warning, second train warning, use of crossing blockage information for traveler information and traffic management, four quadrant gates with automatic train stop, and a comprehensive set of technologies called the Intelligent Grade Crossing. The following year, the JPO commissioned a cross-cutting study to examine the commonalities and differences among the seven projects. This report documents the findings of that cross-cutting study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3820/dot_3820_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 593.72 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d538e171398a20dc5f049686f7d193e283c23015a654c8f0e8330a531d04bb0fba1cd3873595d8ad33a0b8bdd4e2805067b711cfe641100f12216da754a7671c