Benefit-cost evaluation of a highway-railroad intermodal control system (ICS)

Details

• Creators:
  Lee, Douglass B. ; Gay, Kevin ; Carroll, Anya A. ; Hellman, Adrian ; Sposato, Suzanne
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  ALSTOM (Firm) ; New York (State). Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Automatic train control
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Automatic train location
  • Vehicle detectors
  • Advanced traveler information systems
  • Advanced traffic management systems
  • Emergency vehicles
  • Evaluation and assessment Travel management
  • Operational tests
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-04-055
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New York
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Improved train location information and vehicle detection combined with grade crossing controls, traveler information, and traffic management can improve safety and reduce delay for both passengers and vehicles. In addition, the possibility of pre-empting the crossing for emergency vehicles, when it is safe to do so, may save lives and hasten medical recovery. The ICS project, designed for a suburban commuter station on the Long Island Rail Road, is unique in controlling both vehicles and trains, to the ultimate benefit of both. The project has not been deployed, so the evaluation is based on impacts estimated from characteristics of the design and the setting.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4348/dot_4348_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.55 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; ITSJPO Digital Library ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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