Benefit-Cost Evaluation of a Highway-Railroad Intermodal Control System
An intermodal control system (ICS) has been designed for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) to minimize conflicts between trains and intersecting at-grade highways. A field test was performed in June 2001, at New Hyde Park (NHP), NY, a suburban passenger station with a nearby highway crossing. Because deployment will not occur for several years, a benefit-cost evaluation of this system is prospective, based on data obtained before and during the tests, and from simulation results. The project is of particular interests because it includes both the control of trains for the benefit of highway users and the control of highway users for the benefit of railroad operations. So far, the quantitative analysis presented here relies on illustrative trial values that are intended to be within the range of plausibility, but will require considerable further refinement.
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- © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Lee, Douglass B
- Carroll, Anya A
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Conference:
- Seventh International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT)
- Location: Boston Massachusetts, United States
- Date: 2002-8-5 to 2002-8-7
- Publication Date: 2002
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 592-599
- Monograph Title: Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: At grade intersections; Grade crossing protection systems; Highway safety; Railroad safety; Traffic conflicts
- Identifier Terms: Long Island Railroad
- Geographic Terms: New York (State)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01899243
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784406328
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Nov 15 2023 9:19AM