HIGH-SPEED PASSENGER TRAIN SAFETY

The current resurgence of high-speed rail passenger studies in the United States centers around foreign equipment with operating speeds significantly higher than those permitted by the Code of Federal Regulations. It is necessary to develop criteria and standards for a new generation of rail-passenger and magnetically levitated equipment and systems. Their quality must be consistent with the quality of the existing U.S. safety record. A series of technical workshops should be held to establish such new criteria and standards. The issues to be addressed would include structures and standards for tracks and guideways, grade-crossing protection, crashworthiness of vehicles, electrification, rolling stock, and improved emergency procedures. Because a wide variation in both design philosophy and construction criteria exists between U.S. and foreign equipment, it is essential to arrive at a technical consensus before establishing requirements and regulations.

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• Authors:
  • Mitchell, Myles B
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 6-11
• Monograph Title: Rail passenger service, electrification, and training
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1023
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashworthiness; High speed rail; Railroad trains; Safety; Standards; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00459569
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309039126
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 31 1991 12:00AM