A PROGRAM DEFINITION STUDY FOR RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENT

OBJECTIVES WERE: TO DEVELOP POLICIES FOR RAILROAD GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENT AND TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE PROJECTS NEEDING ACTION WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THE STUDY INCLUDED: (1) THE IDENTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON ACCIDENT COSTS AND MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS; AND (2) THE PREPARATION OF ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBERS OF CROSSINGS IN CLASSES RELATED TO THE VOLUME OF TRAIN MOVEMENTS. THE VOLUME OF VEHICLE TRAFFIC. FRAM THESE ESTIMATES, AND THE NUMBER OF CROSSINGS AT WHICH IMPROVEMENTS WOULD YIELD BENEFITS IN EXCESS OF COSTS WAS ESTIMATED TOGETHER WITH THE REDUCTION IN ACCIDENTS WHICH COULD BE EXPECTED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED TO CORRECT DATA DEFICIENCIES AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Fra-RP-70-2, 154 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Voorhees (Alan M) and Associates, Incorporated

  Cambridge, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Schoeppert, D W
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Railroad grade crossings; Traffic volume
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226047
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 24 1971 12:00AM